Aerial views of the Port of Wilmington showing marine cargo sheds and marine terminals, stacks of shipping containers and other industrial buildings and facilities related to the shipping industry. One cargo ship is docked. Construction of the port was completed in 1922 and it officially opened in 1923. The port is located at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina Rivers., Negative numbers: 4729, 4730, 4731, 4732, 6158, 6159., 4729 not digitized; negative is similar to 4732., 4730 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1920-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4729; P.8990.4730; P.8990.4731; P.8990.4732; P.8990.6158; P.8990.6159]
Billhead containing a view of the multi-building manufactory on a pier along the riverfront. Shows laborers transporting goods across the factory grounds with hand and horse-drawn carts. Others stand and depart from entryways to the buildings. At the end of the pier, sacks are piled near docked and approaching ships., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.135b]