Delaware County Historical Society

Items

• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.11
  Six small photographs of old homes along Chester Creek - two of Red Hill Road, Lenni Heights two of The BettY Martin House, Lenni Heights two of The Pinchin House, Lenni Heights
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.10
  Three negatives in an envelope - "Aston Township, Wooded Scenes".
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.09
  Ten copies of a photo of a colorized postcard from the DCHS "Mounted Postcard Collection". The card shows Johnson's Mill on Chester Creek. The negative is included.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.03-08
  Four photographs of a covered bridge and two of an "old dam burst". .03-.06 are identified as being in Aston Township, on the P.B.and W. Railroad. .07-.08 are of a mill dam on Chester Creek, in Rockdale, part of Aston Township.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.02
  A 1904 photograph of Kelly's Oyster House, in Lenni, Pa. A wonderful slice of life shot, showing the shop, workers and customers.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.l
  A panoramic photograph of The Business Men's Association of Chester, Pa. at the Sesquicentennial in Philadelphia in 1926.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.k
  A photograph of the Bull Tavern, near Phoenixville in 1940.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.j
  Two photographs of an ancient oak which used to stand over the Dilworthtown Inn, in Chester County.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.i
  A photograph of the Dilworthtown Inn under scaffolding and building maintenance.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.h
  A B&W photograph, made in 1897, of Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.g
  This is a B&W photograph of Pennsbury House, North of Dilworthtown, Chester Counrty. It is a large, formal house and next to it is a Model T Ford, which could have been bought between 1906 and 1927.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.f
  B&W photograph of "Isaac Thomas' Mill, Willistown Township, Chester County.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01e
  This is a negative print of a photograph taken in 1858 showing the first train to enter West Chester, Pa.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.d
  Seven album pages of photographs taken at the Sesquicentennial in 1926.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.c
  B&W photograph of the Birmingham Meeting House, built in 1763 in Chester County, Pa.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.b
  Four photographs of a home in West Chester, Chester County, once owned by the actor Claude Rains,
• Print, Photographic — 2021.57.01.a
  A montage of three photographs of "Old Blue Bell Tavern, near Darby. Most of it removed - Cobb's Creek Parkway."
• Print, Photographic — 2021.55
  A photograph of a woman from the early 20th century, heavily re-touched with paint. This portrait will be kept on the 3rd Floor in the accession room with the paintings.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.41.43
  B&W photograph of a group of school children and their teacher, at the door of the school. They appear to be in about 4th or 5th grade.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.41.42
  Group photograph of school children and their instructors, on the school steps. The children don't look quite old enough for this to be the traditional 9th Grade graduation from elementary school. No information on location or date, though the clothing looks like about 1910.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.41.41
  A mounted B&W photograph of the Benjamin West House, taken in Spring, 1929. There is a toddler in a playpen on the front porch. This item had already been accessioned as 2020.09.99. It is now located in Box P3 in the basement vault.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.41.40
  Two photographs with no information on them. One is a photograph of the outside of the Historical Society building and one is of an unknown federal style of home. Both photos are 4x6" and are enclosed in a plastic holder.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.52
  Crozer Hospital Nursing School c.1920 - Ruth Gillilnger Cooper 8 photos including staff, students, operating theater, ambulance, and Old Main
• Print, Photographic — 2021.44.44
  A group photograph of the Interboro Class of 1964's 15 year reunion, held at the Mendenhall Inn.
• Print, Photographic — 2021.44.43
  A B&W photograph of the Ridley Township War Veterans Memorial, dedicated on May 30, 1933. This photo is also accessioned as 2020.09.99, and it is located in PBox 6, in the basement vault.