African American woman outside a house, undated

The collection consists of one box with two albums containing, respectively, 37 and 103 photoprints; a total of 140. The photos depict the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in the years circa 1890s. There are many images of rivers and old mills and churches in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, including Unicorn Mills and the Sassafras River in Maryland, a mill and historic site at Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, and scenes on Wissahickon Creek in or near Philadelphia. A number of images document ocean resort life at Rehobeth, Delaware, and others depict people engaged in recreational activities including boating, crabbing, picnics, skating, or visits to parks. There are also images of African Americans in Maryland.