Delaware breakwater – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Delaware breakwater comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A long line of rough stone runs out into Delaware Bay in this view of the Delaware Breakwater, the barrier that shelters ships in the Harbor of Refuge near Lewes. Construction began in the late 1820s and continued for decades, giving vessels a protected anchorage where they could wait out storms or tides before entering the Delaware River. The lighthouse at the breakwater's end guided ships through the channel at night. The print dates to about 1891 and bears a copyright notice in the name of M.L. Stebbins.
| Created / published | c1891. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by M.L. Stebbins. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Lighthouses--Delaware--1890-1900. Jetties--Delaware--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,198 × 4,943 px · prints to 21 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif09096_Delawarebreakwater |
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