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This early twentieth century photograph collection includes 17 photos of various scenes of Delaware and Maryland, including a rural country store; monument to the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge; Professor Johnson of Wesley College; old Dupont Road; bridges in Denton, Maryland and Dover, Delaware; and an apple orchard in bloom. Also included are crowds sunbathing at Rehoboth Beach, people walking along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, boats docked along an inlet, and a man smoking a pipe.

This collection spans 1900-1930 and consists of 17 photographs in Good condition. They are arranged numerically by photograph number and digital copes are available on CONTENTdm.