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. In 1893, the W.H. Parish Publishing Company printed Art Work of Wilmington. This book included photographs of public buildings, street scenes, schools, churches and other views of the city. Following this book’s release, a similar publication, focusing on other areas of the state but also including Wilmington, was printed by the Charles Madison Company in 1898. Entitled Art Work of Delaware, this publication was released as twelve separate large format booklets. Both publications include history about the state and Wilmington, in particular, but the true value in these sources is in the photographs. The Delaware booklets include several duplicate photographs that were originally printed in the Wilmington publication. The duplications have been removed for this web exhibit. In addition, the original captions have been included with each photograph. Both Art Work of Wilmington and Art Work of Delaware are part of the Archives’ Rare Book Collection.

Academy of the Visitation	Across the City Dam Brandywine	American Position at Coochs Bridge
Asbury M E Church Wilmington	Bank of Delaware and New Castle Co Mutual Ins Co Buildings	Barratt’s Chapel - Kent County, Delaware
View on Bedford Street – Georgetown Delaware	Belmont Hall Smyrna Delaware	Bethany Baptist Church
Birmingham Meeting House, site of Central Battle of Brandywine	Building Historical Society of Delaware – Wilmington	Cannon used in defense of Lewes during Revolution and War 1812
Cape Henlopen Lighthouse	Capital Hotel and Old Ridgely House – Dover, Delaware	Central National Bank
Central Presbyterian Church	Chadds Ford and Heights Occupied By British Artillery	Church of the Sacred Heart
City Dam Brandywine	City Hall Wilmington	Clayton House
Convent of the Visitation	Cooch’s Bridge, British Position at Skirmish	Cool Spring Park Wilmington
Cool Spring Pumping Station	Cool Spring Reservoir	Court House Georgetown Delaware
Deed, William Penn to James Logan, 25th – 9th - 1701, Now on Record, recorder’s office – Georgetown, Delaware	Delaware Avenue Baptist Church	Delaware Avenue from Washington Street Wilmington
Delaware College Newark	Delaware Hospital	Delaware State Hospital Farnhurst
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane	Ebbas Knoll opposite Augustine Mills Brandywine	Eighth Street Park
Equitable Building	Typical Farm Scene, Northern Delaware	Farmers Bank
First Baptist Church Dover Delaware	First Presbyterian Church	Fragment of Old Kings Road North of Brandywine
Friends Meeting House, Fourth and West Streets – Wilmington	Friends Meeting House Hicksite	Friends School
Front Street Lewes Showing Hotels	Gen. Wayne’s Position Chadd’s Ford, Battle of Brandywine	Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry Clay Factory from Near Wills Rock	High School	Hockessin Meeting House Camping Place of the British Army prior to Battle of Brandywine
Home for Friendless and Destitute Children	Homeopathic Hospital	House of Visitation Wilmington
Howland of Reservoir	Interior of building of the Historical Society	Interior of Old Swedes Church
Jefferson Street from Ninth Street - Wilmington	Kent County Courthouse – Dover	Lily and Fish Ponds – Brandywine Park
Loockerman Street from Post Office – Dover, DE	Looking East from Equitable Building	Looking Northeast from Equitable Building
Looking Northwest from Equitable Building	Looking Southwest from Equitable Building	Looking West from Equitable Building
Lower Market Street Wilmington	Market Street from Eighteenth Street – Wilmington	Market Street North from Second Street
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