Wawaset Park photographs
Creation: 1919Abstract
Wawaset Park was a planned residential community built by the DuPont Company around 1918 for its executives in Wilmington, Delaware. These panoramic photographs depict construction of homes and overall views of area, street scenes, and pictures of individual houses.
Dates
- Creation: 1919
Creator
- Dick, John A., 1879-1972 (Photographer, Person)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
Extent
28 item(s)
General Physical Description
24 photographic prints : silver gelatin ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. 4 photographic prints : panoramic photographs ; 10 x 110 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
Wawaset Park was a planned residential community built by the DuPont Company around 1918 for its executives in Wilmington, Delaware. The community featured a park-like design with a variety of house models available, originally priced from $5,000 to $14,000. Roads were narrow and garages were optional, as the area was on three trolley lines.
Scope and Content
Construction of houses in Wawaset Park, Wilmington, Delaware. Overall views of area, street scenes, and pictures of individual houses.
Location
OO1-5
Existence and Location of Copies
View selected items online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Wawaset Park photographs
- 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
