Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs

An Amish crop of soybeans after wheat back in 1985

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This photograph from 1985 shows an Amish farm near Dover in Kent County with a crop of soybeans...

A far-less-developed Fenwick Island from mid-20th...

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This picture postcard from the mid-20th century shows a far less developed and commercial Fenwick...

Tomato season then and now in Sussex County

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Fresh garden tomatoes are coming on strong now in Sussex County. In the first half of the 20th...

Main Street in Bridgeville in the late 1800s

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This antique picture postcard from the late 1800s shows Main Street in downtown Bridgeville on the...

One of Rehoboth’s early amusement parks

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Neal “Joe” Boyle donated an extensive collection of Delaware postcards to the Delaware Public...

Public Health in Millsboro in the middle of the 20th...

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Public health, with a focus on nutrition, was on display during a Millsboro elementary first grade...

Rehoboth’s Belhaven Hotel in a former era

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Plans for a new Belhaven Hotel in Rehoboth Beach at the corner of Boardwalk and Rehoboth Avenue are...

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A formal and all-female graduation in 19th century...

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Colleen Herman of Millsboro sent the following letter after publication of this historic photo...

From a time when strawberries reigned large in Sussex

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This photograph from Delaware’s Department of Agriculture shows the streets of Selbyville crowded...

Delaware National Guard at Johnson’s 1965 inauguration

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This photograph from the Delaware Economic Development Office archives shows members of Delaware’s...

Ticonderoga passes beneath Delaware Memorial Bridge...

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This photograph from 1955 shows the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Ticonderoga passing beneath the...

Rehoboth’s bandstand a rallying place for many decades

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When the Reopen Delaware organization took its activism to the bandstand in Rehoboth Beach last...

Summer fun at Camp Barnes in 1954

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This photo from 1954 shows campers at Camp Barnes, on Miller Creek near Frankford, enjoying...

Rehoboth Drawbridge and Grove Park in March 1970

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Lloyd Teitsworth and Dee Andrews made this aerial photograph over Rehoboth Beach in March of 1970...

Delaware turkey production in the 1930s

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Members of the extended Loockerman family have been involved in poultry production for many years...

Why was 1918 so momentous here and everywhere?

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In early April 1918 - 102 years ago and the same year as the end of World War I and the deadly...

Breakwater Quarantine facilities converted to U.S....

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These buildings, on Delaware Bay-front in Lewes, stood near what is now the Cape Henlopen State...

Personal protection equipment used by sailors in...

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These sailors donned personal protection face masks in 1918 with a worldwide influenza epidemic...

Rehoboth Beach and public health more than one...

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This postcard mailed in 1908 shows that Rehoboth Beach was touting itself as a resort that was not...

Mess hall for the Lewes Civilian Conservation Corps

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When Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members were assigned to dig mosquito ditches in the salt...

How a baseball game in Milford looked in 1920

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Spring season has started in Florida and Arizona for the major leagues. That has put us in mind of...

A timeless photo of muskrat houses in Delaware

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This photograph is probably a half-century old or more, but the scene is one that could be seen...

A colorful Rehoboth Beach scene from 1949

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As the grayness of February continues to hold sway, we thought this brightly colored postcard...

Bunkroom of Civilian Conservation Corps in Lewes

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This photograph from the early 1930s shows the bunkroom in one of the Civilian Conservation Corps...

A heron rookery reminds that nesting season is...

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This Delaware Wildlands postcard from the 1950s shows a New Castle County heron rookery on land...

Lavina Road in Milton a century or so ago

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Yes, the street that comes into Milton from the southwest from Sand Hill Road was once known as...

A view of early 20th century Oak Orchard

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This postcard view of Oak Orchard, on Indian River, was mailed sometime in the early 20th century...

A fledgling resort more than a century ago

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Rehoboth Beach looks a lot different now than it did in 1908 when this “Bird’s Eye View” post card...

Methodism has had many faces through the centuries

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This postcard mailed in 1937 shows how Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church in Rehoboth Beach looked...

Football playoffs time: Blue Hen gridiron back in 1954

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Football was a tougher game back in October of 1954 when this photograph was made at a University...

Lifesaving crew coming back to the beach

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Winter and its storms could be a tough time for the U.S. Lifesaving Service and its crews stationed...

Holiday decorations at Lewes’ 1812 park

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The 1812 Park in Lewes looked much different in the middle part of the 20th century, but someone in...

Seine fishing for trout near Milford in the early...

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Fishermen along the coast have been picking up a few migrating striped bass in recent weeks - some...

Boosting Delaware’s holly industry in the 1950s

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It’s the Christmas parade time of the year and this photograph from the 1950s shows that the parade...

Christmas is in the air, especially in this postcard

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This is a week full of parades in Delaware’s Cape Region, and Christmas is in the air. This...

Some of Sussex County’s earliest chicken exports

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The recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that China is resuming its imports...

Veterans and ironworkers meet at Edgemoor in 1943

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This photograph from March of 1943 shows a group of veterans meeting with ironworkers at the...

Three prominent Rehoboth Beach hotels a century ago

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This postcard mailed from Rehoboth Beach in December 1912 shows three of the most prominent hotels...

Loading Sussex pumpkins bound for Thanksgiving pies

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Pumpkins have long been a cash crop for Sussex County farmers. This photograph from the mid-20th...

Musicians doing their thing in the 1930s

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Delaware’s Cape Region was alive with jazz music this past weekend between the Rehoboth Beach Jazz...

Nassau Colored School at Belltown in 1922

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Delaware’s schools were very much segregated in 1922 when this photograph was made for Delaware’s...

A Dewey Beach scene from 1959 along Rehoboth Bay

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This scene from 1959 show’s Wilson’s Pier along the upper reaches of Rehoboth Bay. It was a simple...

Lewes Drawbridge Beautification Project in the 1920s

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This DelDOT photograph from the early 1920s shows the Savannah Road drawbridge looking westward...

Traffic wasn’t as heavy back then

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All over Delaware, digital signs remind motorists that school is back in session now and it’s time...

Rehoboth Public School as it appeared in 1913

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The existing, but no longer used, sand-colored Rehoboth High School is slated for demolition this...

Harvesting Sussex soybeans in the 1920s

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Mechanical crop harvesting was just coming on the Sussex scene when Georgetown native Harold WT...

The early days of public education in Milton

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With school starting back up for the 2019-20 year, we thought it would be interesting to take a...

Rehoboth’s lifeguards during the Coach Coveleski era

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They’ve been keeping the beaches of Rehoboth safe for decades, and this summer is no different than...

Judging Delaware corn production in 1930

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Cornfields across Sussex County and throughout Delaware are maturing now, ahead of the harvest...

DelDOT no stranger to working on Five Points messes

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Delaware’s Department of Transportation continues to work on engineering solutions to make traffic...

Summertime is beach time: in Lewes now and then

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This picture postcard from the George and Irene Caley Collection was postmarked 1909 and was sent...

Picking Delaware peaches in the mid 20th century

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This photograph from the Delaware Economic Development Office Collection shows a group of...

The latest in farm equipment, mid-20th century

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If it’s the last part of July and it’s hotter than blazes, it must be State Fair time in Delaware...

A scene of Lewes Creek and downtown Lewes in 1906

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This postcard, mailed in 1906, features a photograph taken from the Lewes Beach side of Lewes Creek...

An Amish wheat field west of Dover in 1985

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The 2019 barley and wheat harvest in Sussex County and throughout the rest of Delaware is mostly...

A Repurposed Railroad Car in Rehoboth Beach in 1922

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This picture postcard, postmarked 1922, shows a repurposed railroad car set up as a cottage on the...

A prominent destination in Lewes in 1907

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This postcard from 1907 shows the Hotel Rodney at the corner of Front Street and what is now known...

Hospital gardens are important for healing

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Maybe it has something to do with the Garden of Eden but we sure do like gardens and Delaware is a...

The early days of Cape Henlopen State Park

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This photograph from the 1960s shows the earliest entrance to Cape Henlopen State Park, just after...

One photo, two things to worry about

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Delaware’s General Assembly goes back into session this week for its final run leading up to its...