This oil-on-canvas was executed by Swiss landscape painter George Lehman (d. 1870) c. 1829. This view was taken from the western bank of the Schuylkill River, just south of the Fairmount Water Works. In the foreground are two men in a keelboat (a shallow-draft riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and commonly used for freight) loaded with cargo; in the left midground is a male figure, fishing and seated, on the shore; in the background are structures including a dam and several neoclassical buildings (formally known as the Fairmount Water Works). These structures include (left to right): a dam completed in 1821; the mill house / eight arched openings which return water to the river; a building (with tall chimneys, above a willow tree) constructed to house the original steam engines for the pumping system; and a promenade extending along the eastern bank, above which sat the original reservoir for the city’s pumping system.

View of a river in an urban, industrial setting. In the foreground, two men fish from a pier. A horse pulling an unseen cart stands on another pier behind the first one. To the left, on the river, are a sailboat and rowboat with four passengers. Several factory buildings are depicted along the riverbank in the left background. Two buildings have smokestacks billowing smoke. A hill rises behind the buildings and a mansion is visible in the center background, also on a tree-covered hill. A bridge spans the river below it. Signed with the initial "A" in the lower right corner, and dated "1846" in the lower left corner.

View of the Permanent Bridge at Market Street in an urban setting. The bridge runs diagonally from the center background to the right foreground of the watercolor. In the immediate foreground are a cow and three goats. A cart pulled by four horses emerges from the bridge entrance to the right. A tugboat pulling three barges and a rowboat are visible on the Schuylkill River to the left. On the far bank, in the background, are three industrial buildings including the City Gas Works. Two of the buildings have chimneys with billowing smoke. Signed "A. Kollner, fec" in the bottom right corner. Handwritten on iron gall ink on the back bottom right corner is, "High or Market Street Bridge also City Gas Works, Phila. In 1848 A. Kollner, Paint."

An abbreviated view of a cluster of building rooftops. In the foreground is a wooden fence, with articles of clothing hanging over the top. A dark brown roof with clerestory windows and a red chimney dominates the middle ground. To the right is a triangular-shaped, architectural protrusion with a skylight. Behind the dark brown roof is a red building with one clerestory window and a chimney. To the left of the building is a brown, bowed roof, and the top of a tree is visible to the right. The background is a pale blue color. Unsigned and undated.

View of Fairmount Waterworks from the west bank of the Schuylkill River. The Works extend from the center middle ground to the right, and include a three-story Federal-style brick building with four chimneys, and the long neoclassical Mill House decorated with sculpture. A hill with steps rises in the right background, leading to a gazebo. Lemon Hill Mansion is visible in the left background, above the riverbank and behind the dam. On the river, below the dam, are three boats with passengers. A portion of the west riverbank is visible in the lower left corner. Signed "From Nature by Wild" in the lower left corner.

View of the eastern side of the Fairmount Waterworks from the floodgates, or race bridge. The Works extend from the central background to the right middleground of the gouache. The Works include a three-story, Federal-style, brick building with four chimneys, and a long Neoclassical-style Mill House, ornamented with allegorical sculpture. A steep, rocky hill rises in the right background. Stairs ascend the hill, leading to a gazebo, topped with a statue of Mercury. In the background, between the hill and the brick building, are additional buildings and a fountain. A large pool with two swans is in the left middleground. In the foreground, two couples stroll along a promenade, and two additional couples walk in front of the Waterworks to the right. Signed "From Nature by Wild" in the lower left corner.

View of a rural landscape. Spindly tree in foreground at left. Two men stand in center foreground. In background are dog and horse in rolling landscape, spotted with trees. Two buildings sit in background at right. Inscribed "1841" on lower left and "A.K." on lower right.