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Views of Wilmington, Delaware souvenir album

Creation: 1883
 Collection
Accession: 1973-284

Abstract

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware located on the Christiana and Brandywine Rivers. This collection is a souvenir album containing fourteen views of notable buildings and places in Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates

  • Creation: 1883

Creator

Extent

14 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 portfolio (14 photomechanical prints), 3.25 x 5 in.

Historical Note

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware located on the Christiana and Brandywine Rivers. Originally colonized by the Swedish, Dutch and English in the seventeenth century. Wilmington was incorporated in 1731 and received a city charter in 1832.

Scope and Content

This collection is a souvenir album containing fourteen views of notable buildings and places in Wilmington, Delaware. They include: view from 3rd Street bridge, Christiana River [i.e. Christina River]; Pennsylvania Railroad Depot; Grand Union Hotel; Old Swedes Church; First Presbyterian Church; Opera House; Newcastle [i.e New Castle] County Court House; Custom House and Post Office; City Hall; City Market, King Street; Grace Methodist Church; St. John's Episcopal Church; Senator F. F. Bayard's residence [i.e. Thomas F. Bayard] (residence was known as Delamore Place); and a view from 9th Street hill.

Images reproduced from photographs by Louis Glaser's process and published by the Witteman Brothers, New York.

Location

GL Box 2.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Views of Wilmington, Delaware souvenir album
Date:
2014
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400