Historic Pictures From The Delaware River

Do You Have Any Old Pictures Of Your Club or The River That You Would Like To Share?
!! More Pictures To Be Posted SOON !!

Wise Ship Chandlers - Race St. and Delaware Ave. - 1868

The Steamboat John Smith Docked At Smith's Island - 1880

The Market Street Wharf With The Tug Boats Baltic And Artic Docked At the Pier - 1880

Smiths Island – 1882 ( From what I have gathered Smiths Island & Wind Mill Island were formed from silt buildup from a sunken ship and was located off the Philadelphia Waterfront near what is now Penns Landing. It was removed from the river in 1894 by The Govt. )

Smiths & Windmill Islands - 1890

The Ocean Steamer Steamboat 333 on The Delaware - 1896

The Steamboat John Warner Cruising the Delaware River - 1898

The Billings Point Lighthouse- 1901
USS Colorodo Anchored In Delaware River - 1905

National Park Beach - 1905

National Park Paddle River Boat - 1905

Anchor Yacht Club - 1906

Anchor Yacht Club - 1907

Boathouses On Comly Street - 1908

Westville Power Boat Assoc. - 1908
The Philadelphia Fire Boat 'The Edwin Stuart" - 1909
The Steamship 'The Bristol' On The Delaware River At Bristol Pa. - 1910
The Steamship 'The City Of Philadelphia' On The Delaware River - 1910
River Front Cottages In Penns Grove NJ - 1910

Westville Power Boat Assoc. - 1911

Westville Power Boat Assoc. - 1911

Wissinoming Yacht Club Members - 1911
Dredge Harbor Cove - 1912

Delaware Ave & Lombard St - The Charles Felin Lumber Yard At Pier 4 - 1912
Paulsboro New Jersey - 1913

Riverton Yacht Club - 1913

Bathing Beach At Delaware River & Orthodox Street - 1913

Westville Power Boat Assoc. Members - 1915

Kids Enjoy A Dip In The Delaware River at Alleghany Ave. - 1918

Wissinoming Yacht Club Opening Day - 1919

The Tug Boat Neptune On The Delaware River - 1920

Pleasant Hill Park - Now The Linden Ave. Boat Ramp- 1920

The Reba Setting Sail Out of Bristol - 1922

Tacony Palmyra Ferry Co. - 1924

Farragut S.A. - 1929

Essington, Pa. - 1929

Delaware River Y.C -1929

Delaware River Boathouses - 1935 - These homes were demolished in 1951 to make room for the Quaker City Rubber Company

Wissinoming YC - 1937

The USS Wichita Entering Philadelphia Navy Yard - 1937

Essington, Pa. - 1939

Artwork From 1939 DRYL Yearbook - 1939

USS Dakota Being Launched At The NYSBC In Camden NJ - 1941

USS Montpelier Leaving The Philadelphia Navy Yard - 1942

USS Montpelier On The Delaware River - 1942

Pennsylvania YC - 1949

Bridesburg OC - 1954
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!!! We Are Always Looking For Old Pictures Of The Delaware !!!
If You Have Any Old Pictures Of The Delaware Or Of Your Club That You Would Like To Have Posted Please Send A Copy To :
Paul Jusino, 408 Woodbine Ave., Feasterville, Pa., 19053
Or Send Email to: pjusino@comcast.net
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