Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Genl. Ch. P. Stone, USA." Charles P. Stone was a career army officer who was wrongly accused of causing the Union defeat at the Battle of Ball's...
Home of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Hoopes, Box 263, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. Located at Faulk Road at Booth's Corner. House is stucco over stone front section and has a 27 foot front and 24 foot depth. Frame section at back from the leg of L is about 20 feet...
Stone blast furnace, Boone, Kentucky, built 1857 with a iron bound upper stack. A trestle would have existed between the stone wall in the background and the top of the stack for the charging buggies to access the furnace top.
Home of Mrs. Annie Gaynor, Box 252, Boothwyn, PA. House is stone and frame, 27 foot front, 35 foot depth. Stone section has 27 foot front, 20 foot depth. There are cedar shingles on the roof.
Blast furnace at Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The buildings look like they may have been for a late 19th century furnace, not the small stone blast furnace in the foreground. A 'newer' furnace may have been to the left behind the fence
Prominent citizens from Downingtown donated 34 acres, including lakes and athletic fields, to create a park dedicated to the memory of Dr. Edward Kerr, a Chester County surgeon. The entrance near the bridge was a Civil Works Project by architect...
Crane Hook Church was built by the Swedes at the mouth of the Christiana River, and used until 1698 when Old Swedes Church was built. In 1896, the Historical Society of Delaware marked the site of Crane Hook with a stone monument. It is inscribed...
Crane Hook Church was built by the Swedes at the mouth of the Christiana River, and used until 1698 when Old Swedes Church was built. In 1896, the Historical Society of Delaware marked the site of Crane Hook with a stone monument. It is inscribed...
Home of Mr. Edgar Poole, Box 248, Boothwyn, PA. The house is black stone, 42 feet at the front with a 20 foot depth. There are cedar shingles on the roof. Mr. Poole Said that the house was built by the Zebley family in about 1829. It appears that...
Typed caption: "Note portion of blacksmith shop (the stone building on right). This road enters Hagley Yard partially in the center, Upper Hagley left and Lower Hagley right. The building straight ahead at foot of hill is the Machine and millwright...