Presented by and from the collections of the Delaware Historical Society.

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“Welcome to Delaware” road sign; near Route 13, April 28, 1953. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4628.

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Businesses along Philadelphia Pike in Claymont, February 11, 1953. Sanborn Collection 87.17.3813.

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Street scene on State Street, Delmar a town split by the state boundary line. Delaware is on the right, Maryland on the left. Jeanette Eckman Collection Box 110, P-18

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Fenwick Island, scenes in the small beach town, November 13, 1961. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4733.

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The construction site for either the Brookside Shopping Center or Brookside Elementary School, Newark. February 7, 1954. Sanborn Collection 87.17.492a.

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Aerial view of suburban Newark-Wilmington corridor. The Delaware Park racetrack is at the bottom left, Newport is at the bottom right. November 14, 1956. HSD Collection, Suburban New Castle County.

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Aerial view of the town of Newark, November 16, 1959. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 26999.

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Bathers on the beach at Rehoboth Beach, ca. 1950. Jeanette Eckman Collection, Box 110 P-7.

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A bird’s eye view of St. George’s taken from the roof of the Presbyterian Church, looking past the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, ca. 1960. HSD Collection Cities and Towns.

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Wilmington, looking north along the west side of the 700 block of Market Street, ca. 1950. Sanborn Collection 87.17.311.

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University of Delaware vs. Temple University football game. Delaware wins 27-0, November 1957. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 19601.

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Aerial view of Mount Pleasant High School in north Wilmington, 1959. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 26479.

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Exterior view of William Penn High School in New Castle, ca. 1940-50s. Art Vue Collection 90.69.68.

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University of Delaware Marine Lab, Lewes. Researchers aboard the Acartia, 1950s. The Marine Biology program began in the 1950s, and became the Marine Studies Program in 1970-71. HSD Collection Schools.

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First Black students at Salesianum High School, the first school to integrate in Delaware, November 19, 1950. HSD Collection Blacks.

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Conrad High School cheerleaders, 1950s. HSD Collection Schools.

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Warner Jr. High basketball team, 1958-9. HSD Collection Schools.

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Brown Vocational High School graduating nursing students, January 18, 1950. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4744.

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St. Elizabeth’s High School prom at the Hotel duPont, February 10, 1944. Sanborn Collection 87.17.2367.

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University of Delaware dormitories, September 20, 1943. Sanborn Collection 87.17.1328.

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News Journal writers at work in the offices of the newspaper, ca. 1950. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 0276.

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Aerial view of the General Motors plant, Boxwood Road, October 1, 1959. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 26525.

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New cars coming off the assembly line at the General Motors plant, October 20, 1959. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 26755.

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Worker with rolls of nylon inside the Seaford Du Pont Company nylon plant in Seaford, ca. 1951. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 4328.

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Worker suspended from cables, painting the mast of the ship Brazil at the Marine Terminal, ca. 1953. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 5288.

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Chemist at work at the Atlas Powder Company (a spin off company from the DuPont Company anti-trust suit of 1912), ca. 1953. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 5498.

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Broiler farm in Bridgeville, ca. 1950. Jeanette Eckman Collection Box 110 P-6.

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Two images of the Delaware Memorial Bridge under construction from the Delaware side of the river, March 17 and October 31, 1950. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection.

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The completed first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, 1951. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 2376.

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Aerial view of the New Castle County Airport. Route 13 is barely visible at bottom right of photograph, ca. 1950. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection 0930.

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Chemist at work at Hercules (a spin-off company from the DuPont Anti-trust suit of 1912) n.d. Lubitsh and Bungarz Collection, folder.

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Aerial view of the Wilmington Marine Terminal, October 23, 1959. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4479.

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Construction workers on the roof of a building near 9th and Market streets, Wilmington, November 11, 1952. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4527.

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Filming a WDEL Television program. The panel included members of the state unemployment commission and a vocational guidance counselor from the state board of education. May 21, 1951. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4597.

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Atlantic Aviation. A family de-boards a small aircraft outside the Atlantic Aviation hanger at the New Castle County Airport, March 22, 1956. Sanborn Collection 87.17.3445.

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Before the invention of mechanized street sweepers, city workers formed teams to keep the streets free of litter, February 1, 1953. Sanborn Collection 87.17.461.

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Photograph of the softball team from a local labor union, ca. 1955. Sanborn Collection 87.17.141.

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Young fisherwoman with her catch of porgies, at Bowers Beach, ca. 1950. Jeanette Eckman Collection Box 110 P-11.

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Adults and children alike line up outside the New Castle County Library Bookmobile, March 19, 1953. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4018.

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Display window for stockings made from DuPont Company nylon, at Kennard’s Department Store, 617-623 Market Street, Wilmington, September 8, 1955. Sanborn Collection 87.17.4355.

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Young people take a moment away from the rink to socialize at the Printz Roller Rink, north Wilmington, March 15, 1950. Sanborn Collection 87.17.3643.

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Team portrait of the 1951 Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball team. The team played at the Wilmington Stadium at 30th and Governor Printz Boulevard, August 23, 1951. Sanborn Collection 87.17.3054.

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Exterior view of the Wilmington Dry Goods store at 414-420 Market Street, January 6, 1956. This store was famous pricing all like items the same and for its great sales. Sanborn Collection 87.17.2698.

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Deer Park Hotel, Main Street, Newark, March 14, 1957. Sanborn Collection 87.17.466.

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A man dressed in a space suit promotes the upcoming attraction Destination Moon at the Arcadia Theater, 500 Market Street, December 23, 1953. Sanborn Collection 87.17.227.

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A local truck farmer poses next to his stall at the Farmer’s Street Market, Wilmington, January 10, 1954. Sanborn Collection 87.17.228.

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Sign posted outside a new suburban model in Dunlinden Acres, New Castle County, December 16, 1952. Sanborn Collection 87.17.234.

 


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