2nd and Market Streets, ca. 1840

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Title
Title
2nd and Market Streets, ca. 1840
Description
Description
Looking south from west side of Market Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Copy of a daguerreotype in Delaware Historical Society collections. This is the earliest photograph we have of Market Street or the city of Wilmington. Shows businesses including Washington Jones, Spencer Eves, J. McClung, and J. Morrow's Grocery and Confectionary. Daguerreotype by Torbert.
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
DHS (Delaware Historical Society) Photograph Collection, 1850-2000
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
CIW161
Persons
Persons
Creator (cre): Torbert, J.E.
Subject
Subject
Cities and towns
Market Street (Wilmington, Del.)
Wilmington (Del.)
Content type
Content type
Image
Resource Type
Resource Type
Still Image
Genre
Genre
Photographs
Extent
Extent
1 photographic print
Physical Form
Physical Form
Photographic prints
Digital Origin
Digital Origin
reformatted digital
Note
Note
Preferred citation: [Title and Date, Local Identifier], Delaware Historical Society Photograph Collection, Delaware Historical Society, Wilmington, Delaware.
Physical Location
Physical Location
Delaware Historical Society, 505 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801 302-655-7161 www.dehistory.org
Restriction on Access
Restriction on Access
No access restrictions.
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Use and Reproduction
Permission required for re-use. To obtain permission to publish or distribute this image, please contact research@dehistory.org.
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2nd and Market Streets, ca. 1840
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2021-11-23
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