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Northern Delaware aerial photographs

Creation: circa 1930
 Collection
Accession: 2013-203

Abstract

Northern Delaware (current day New Castle County) was settled by Swedes in the seventeenth century. This collections contains ten aerial photographs of the Northeastern Delaware border with Pennsylvania, along the Delaware River.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1930

Creator

Extent

11 item(s)

General Physical Description

10 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. 11 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Historical Note

Northern Delaware (current day New Castle County) was settled by Swedes in the seventeenth century. New Castle County is primarily made up of unicorporated hundreds and has a limited number of incorpated areas. Hundreds are similiar to townships but do not have the same status.

Arrangement

The images contain numerical notations in the bottom right-hand corners, numbering the photographs "1" through "10." This order has been maintained.

Scope and Content

This collections contains ten aerial photographs of the Northeastern Delaware border. There is one image that contains Delawares most norther boarder with Pennsylvania along the coast south to Edgemoor and then inland to Northwestern Wilmington. The nine other images are detailed images of this area.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Northern Delaware aerial photographs
Author:
Laurie Rizzo in 2013.
Date:
2013
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