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This is a contemporary picture of what is left of Orinoka Mills. The picture shows a large brick building with faded white painted letters. "Orinoka Mills Philadelphia 1200 Chestnut Street" is painted on the side of the building.

These two photos were put above or below the other to show the view from the tower of Bromley Mills on Lehigh Avenue and 4th Street in Kensington, Philadelphia.

The Photograph is from the Public Ledger Newspaper. It shows a view of the mill district in Northern Philadelphia. It is significant to notice all the smoke, which signifies all the goods the great workshops are producing.

Schmidt's Brewery storefront and brewery was the longer lasting Philadelphia brewery opened in 1860 and closing in 1987.