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Delaware: A Tapestry of History and Natural Beauty Step back in time to the pivotal moment when George Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River

Background imageDelaware Collection: Honorable Mrs R Sackville West Countess Delaware

Honorable Mrs R Sackville West Countess Delaware
Honorable Mrs. R. Sackville West (Countess of Delaware); Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville (Scottish, 1835 - 1906); England; 1860s; Albumen silver print

Background imageDelaware Collection: Picking Peaches Delaware Winslow Homer American

Picking Peaches Delaware Winslow Homer American
Picking Peaches in Delaware. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving

Background imageDelaware Collection: Inclined Plane F Delaware Hudson Canal Co 1860

Inclined Plane F Delaware Hudson Canal Co 1860
Inclined Plane F, Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. c. 1860. Thomas H. Johnson (American, c. 1821-). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 30.5 x 38.5 cm (12 x 15 3/16 in.); mounted

Background imageDelaware Collection: In 1682, William Penn Makes A Treaty With The Delaware Or Lenape Indians Under The Elm Tree At

In 1682, William Penn Makes A Treaty With The Delaware Or Lenape Indians Under The Elm Tree At Shackamaxon In Present Day Pennsylvania. From A 19Th Century Illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Washington Crossing The Delaware Near Trenton N. J. Christmas 1776. George Washington 1732-1799

Washington Crossing The Delaware Near Trenton N. J. Christmas 1776. George Washington 1732-1799
Washington Crossing The Delaware Near Trenton N.J. Christmas 1776. George Washington 1732-1799. First President Of The United States Engraved By F. Merckel After E. Leutze

Background imageDelaware Collection: Elk Wind Energy Farm And A Silo At Sunrise, Near Edgewood; Iowa, United States Of America

Elk Wind Energy Farm And A Silo At Sunrise, Near Edgewood; Iowa, United States Of America

Background imageDelaware Collection: Oak Leaves Laying On The Backbone Lake Ice At Backbone State Park Near Strawberry Point; Iowa

Oak Leaves Laying On The Backbone Lake Ice At Backbone State Park Near Strawberry Point; Iowa, United States Of America

Background imageDelaware Collection: Cattle Standing In A Field At Sunrise With Wind Turbines In The Background, Near Edgewood; Iowa

Cattle Standing In A Field At Sunrise With Wind Turbines In The Background, Near Edgewood; Iowa, United States Of America

Background imageDelaware Collection: North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Looking south on North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Date: 1913

Background imageDelaware Collection: Azalea, USA

Azalea, USA
Azalea, Usa

Background imageDelaware Collection: Antique Map of Eastern USA

Antique Map of Eastern USA
Antique Map from 1867 of Eastern United States of America

Background imageDelaware Collection: MORAVIAN MISSIONARY. David Zeisberger (1721-1808), the Moravian missionary, preaching

MORAVIAN MISSIONARY. David Zeisberger (1721-1808), the Moravian missionary, preaching to Delaware Native Americans. Mezzotint by John Sartain, 1864, after a painting by Christian Schussele

Background imageDelaware Collection: DOLLAR BILL, 1854. One dollar bill issued by the Delaware City Bank, Delaware City

DOLLAR BILL, 1854. One dollar bill issued by the Delaware City Bank, Delaware City, Delaware, 1854

Background imageDelaware Collection: COLONIAL CURRENCY, 1776. Four shilling paper bill issued in Delaware, 1 January 1776

COLONIAL CURRENCY, 1776. Four shilling paper bill issued in Delaware, 1 January 1776

Background imageDelaware Collection: DELAWARE WOMEN, c1915. Jennie Bobb, a Western (Absentee) Delaware Native American woman

DELAWARE WOMEN, c1915. Jennie Bobb, a Western (Absentee) Delaware Native American woman, and her daughter, Nellie Longhat, in traditional Delaware dress. Photographed in Oklahoma, c1915

Background imageDelaware Collection: LAPOWINSA. Lenape Native American chief. Painting, 1735, by Gustavus Hesselius

LAPOWINSA. Lenape Native American chief. Painting, 1735, by Gustavus Hesselius

Background imageDelaware Collection: Pillory and whipping post, 1880s C016 / 4322

Pillory and whipping post, 1880s C016 / 4322
Pillory and whipping post. 19th-century pillory (top) and whipping post (bottom) in Delaware, USA. The pillory is occupied by two African-American men

Background imageDelaware Collection: William Penn - Treaty with the Indians 1682

William Penn - Treaty with the Indians 1682
William Penn - Treaty with the Indians at Shackamaxon, on the Delaware (now Philadelphia) when he founded the province of Pennsylvania, 1682

Background imageDelaware Collection: Apollo astronaut Ronald E. Evans

Apollo astronaut Ronald E. Evans in an inner pressure suit. This is the inside layer of the space suit which will later be used by Evans on Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the Moon

Background imageDelaware Collection: Delaware settled by colonists from Sweden, 1600s

Delaware settled by colonists from Sweden, 1600s
Swedish settlers landing at Paradise Point, Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Stagecoach approaching a village on the post road

Stagecoach approaching a village on the post road
Evening stagecoach arriving in a village with mail and passengers, early 1800s. Printed color haltone reproduction of an S.M. Arthurs illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Farm near Tinicum, Delaware, 1800s

Farm near Tinicum, Delaware, 1800s
Pasture and hayfields along the Delaware River at Tinicum, Delaware. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Soldier in New Sweden

Soldier in New Sweden
Swedish soldier in colonial Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Revolutionary War sites near Philadelphia

Revolutionary War sites near Philadelphia
Map of the Philadelphia area, Valley Forge, and the Brandywine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDelaware Collection: Map of Delaware 1883

Map of Delaware 1883
Encyclopedia Britannica 9th Edition New York Samuel L. Hall 1883 Vol VII

Background imageDelaware Collection: Map of Delaware 1881

Map of Delaware 1881
Harpers School Geography, New York, Harpers and Brothers, 1881

Background imageDelaware Collection: Abandoned House: Rural foggy landscape photograph of a rundown house in a meadow

Abandoned House: Rural foggy landscape photograph of a rundown house in a meadow
A calming landscape photograph of an abandoned house and large Maple tree, full of foliage standing in a heavy early morning fog on a hilltop meadow in a rural part of Delaware

Background imageDelaware Collection: Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USA

Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USA
Baby in a wickerwork pram, appearing to wave at the camera. She is Helen Cochran Foard, daughter of Julian and Helen Foard, age 8 months, outside Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, New Castle County

Background imageDelaware Collection: Aerial view, Sidney, Delaware County, NY State, USA

Aerial view, Sidney, Delaware County, NY State, USA
Aerial view of Sidney, Delaware County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1911

Background imageDelaware Collection: Railway station, Delanson, Schenectady County, NY State, USA

Railway station, Delanson, Schenectady County, NY State, USA
Railway station (Delaware and Hudson line), Delanson, Schenectady County, New York State, USA. circa 1910

Background imageDelaware Collection: Pennsylvania Steamer

Pennsylvania Steamer
American steamship, on the Delaware River. 1875

Background imageDelaware Collection: Hotel Touraine, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Hotel Touraine, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Date: 1930s

Background imageDelaware Collection: Delaware Park Lake, Buffalo, New York State, USA

Delaware Park Lake, Buffalo, New York State, USA
Delaware Park Lake and Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA, with people in boats. Date: circa 1904-1908

Background imageDelaware Collection: Chez Ami Nightclub, Buffalo, New York State, USA

Chez Ami Nightclub, Buffalo, New York State, USA
Scene inside the Chez Ami Nightclub at 311 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York State, USA. The nations smartest nite club, where the bar revolves, lighted exclusively with a mile of neon tubing

Background imageDelaware Collection: Bellanca Aircraft, Wilmington, Delaware

Bellanca Aircraft, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. New York to Berlin Airway Date: 1930s

Background imageDelaware Collection: Main and Delaware Streets, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Main and Delaware Streets, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Junction of Main and Delaware Streets, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: 1906

Background imageDelaware Collection: Rodney Square, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Rodney Square, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, showing the public library building in the foreground. Date: 1923

Background imageDelaware Collection: DeVries Memorial and State Street, Lewes, Delaware, USA

DeVries Memorial and State Street, Lewes, Delaware, USA. DeVries was one of the first Dutch settlers, arriving in 1631. Date: circa 1940

Background imageDelaware Collection: Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River, 1776

Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River, 1776. Illustration published in the New York Mirror on September 24, 1842. Engraving

Background imageDelaware Collection: USS Delaware, American battleship

USS Delaware, American battleship
USS Delaware (BB28), American battleship, taking part in the 1911 Coronation celebrations. Date: 1911

Background imageDelaware Collection: City of Chester Steamer (Wilson Line), at Chester, PA, USA

City of Chester Steamer (Wilson Line), at Chester, PA, USA
City of Chester Steamer (Wilson Line), on the Delaware River at Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Built in 1888 - destroyed in a fire in 1926. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDelaware Collection: John Fitchs Steamboat, Philadelphia, PA, USA

John Fitchs Steamboat, Philadelphia, PA, USA
John Fitchs Steamboat on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, PA, USA. It was the first boat in America to be successfully propelled by steam

Background imageDelaware Collection: Penns Treaty with the Indians

Penns Treaty with the Indians
Penns Treaty. William Penn entering into peace treaty in 1683 with a chief of the Delaware

Background imageDelaware Collection: Triumph Patriotism Washington Entering New York

Triumph Patriotism Washington Entering New York
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Background imageDelaware Collection: Great Bear Delaware American Indian Chiefs series

Great Bear Delaware American Indian Chiefs series
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Background imageDelaware Collection: Delaware Flags States Territories N11 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Delaware Flags States Territories N11 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
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Background imageDelaware Collection: Capitol Delaware Dover General Government State Capitol Buildings series

Capitol Delaware Dover General Government State Capitol Buildings series
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Background imageDelaware Collection: 1864, Johnsons Map of Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, topography

1864, Johnsons Map of Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, topography
1864, Johnsons Map of Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia




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Delaware: A Tapestry of History and Natural Beauty Step back in time to the pivotal moment when George Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River, forever etching his name into American history. The iconic image of this daring crossing during the American War of Independence serves as a reminder of Delaware's significant role in shaping our nation. Fast forward to 1829, when the first commercial locomotive, known as the Stourbridge Lion, arrived on North American shores courtesy of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. This groundbreaking import from England revolutionized transportation in northeastern Pennsylvania and marked a new era for industrial progress. The spirit of patriotism runs deep within Delaware's soil, exemplified by soldiers like those from Philadelphia's First City Troop who proudly donned their uniforms to defend their homeland. Their unwavering dedication embodies the values that have defined this great state throughout its rich history. As you explore Wilmington's Winterthur Gardens, a stone barn stands stoically on the edge of a serene lake, and is here that nature intertwines with human craftsmanship, creating an idyllic scene straight out of a storybook. The beauty found within these gardens reflects Delaware's commitment to preserving its natural wonders for generations to come. Venturing further south brings you to Lewes, where picturesque farms dotting the landscape offer glimpses into rural life in Delaware. These working lands not only sustain communities but also serve as reminders of our agricultural heritage and resilience. Dover's Legislative Hall stands tall against the dusk sky—a symbol of democracy and governance at work within Delaware State House. Here decisions are made that shape policies impacting countless lives while upholding principles upon which our nation was built. Traveling back through time once more takes us to Brandywine Creek during the 1800s—an era characterized by bustling industry along its banks. From mills churning out goods to factories powering economic growth, this river served as both lifeline and inspiration for Delaware's industrial prowess.