PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITS
Jackson And Sharp Collection - Jackson and Sharp was a company in Wilmington Delaware that built railroad cars and ships from 1863 to 1950. The collection includes more than 4,000 images.
- A Brief History of the Jackson & Sharp Company, Car and Ship Builders, 1863-1950
- Jackson and Sharp Photograph Collection Overview
- Railroad Photographs and Drawings
- Ship Photographs and Drawings
- Complete Collection
Harold W. T. Purnell Photograph Collection - This is the Archives’ best collection of historical Sussex County photographs and features a wide range of subjects that give an excellent view of Sussex County life from about 1860 through 1963.
Hometown Delaware - The Hometown Delaware project was started by the Delaware Public Archives more than two years ago in order to recruit the public's help in identifying individuals in the Archives' vast collection of approximately 800,000 photographs.
A Photographic View of Delaware in the 1890s - In the 1890s, two publications were printed that left a valuable photographic timepiece of Delaware during the era. Both Art Work of Wilmington and Art Work of Delaware are part of the Archives’ Rare Book Collection.
Dover Air Force Base - After the United States entered World War II in late 1941, the newly completed Dover municipal airfield was leased to the U.S. Army Air Corps and assigned to the Eastern Defense Command as a coastal patrol base.
Delaware In World War II - A photographic record of the Delaware homefront and Delawareans overseas during World War II.
Haunted Delaware - Rumors and legends of hauntings have grown up around these locations for many years, but please remember as you view the images that seeing is not necessarily believing.
State Board of Agriculture - The complete Glass Negative Collection of the Board of Agriculture consists of 2,017 images that were shot in the 1920s and 1930s. During this time period, many photographers were moving from glass negatives to film. However the best quality photographs still came from glass negatives. We present the work of Roydon L. Hammond for the Board of Agriculture.
- Kent County Board of Education
- Sussex County Board of Education
- New Castle Board of Education
- Misc - Board of Education
Captured In Time - Cities and Towns In Delaware
- Bethany Beach Photograph Exhibit
- Bowers Beach Photograph Exhibit
- Camden Photograph Exhibit
- Clayton Photograph Exhibit
- Dover Photograph Exhibit
- Georgetown Photograph Exhibit
- Harrington Photograph Exhibit
- Laurel Photograph Exhibit
- Lewes Photograph Exhibit
- Middletown Photograph Exhibit
- Milford Photograph Exhibit
- Milton Photograph Exhibit
- Newark Photograph Exhibit
- Odessa Photograph Exhibit
- Rehoboth Beach Photograph Exhibit
- Seaford Photograph Exhibit
- Smyrna Photograph Exhibit
- Wilmington Photograph Exhibit
- Wyoming Photograph Exhibit
State Board Of Health Photographs - Photographs maintained by the State Board of Health primarily for education and publication purposes.
State Highway Department Photographs - Photographs that document the transportation history of Delaware in the 20th century.
Frank R. Zebly's Collection Of Church Photographs - Photographs of Delaware Churches
Delaware Public Archives Photo Order Instructions - Fill out the Photograph Order form, print it out, and then mail it along with your payment to Delaware Public Archives
