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Background imagePerkins Collection: Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & Co

The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & Co
The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main postage stamp in the United Kingdom until 1879

Background imagePerkins Collection: Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)

Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights. Born in Southwark, Dick Curtis (1802-1843) became a professional boxer in 1820

Background imagePerkins Collection: At Red Bank, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr

At Red Bank, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
At Red Bank, 1872. Sailing boats and a paddle steamer on the Navesink River at Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imagePerkins Collection: Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

Background imagePerkins Collection: Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins

Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins
Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Industrial buildings for milling cotton on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Highlands of the Neversink, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood

The Highlands of the Neversink, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood
The Highlands of the Neversink, 1872. View of the coast at Highlands, New Jersey, USA. On Beacon Hill is the Navesink Twin Lights lighthouse, constructed in 1862

Background imagePerkins Collection: Upper Powder-Works, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Upper Powder-Works, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Upper Powder-Works, 1872. Gunpowder mill on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. The Eleutherian Mills, used for the manufacture of explosives

Background imagePerkins Collection: Powder-Mills, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr

Powder-Mills, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
Powder-Mills, 1872. Gunpowder mill on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. The Eleutherian Mills, used for the manufacture of explosives, were founded by the Du Pont family in the early 19th century

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Potomac above Harpers Ferry, c1870. Creator: John J. Harley

The Potomac above Harpers Ferry, c1870. Creator: John J. Harley
The Potomac above Harpers Ferry, 1872. Vegetation on the banks of the River Potomac, West Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imagePerkins Collection: Mills at Rockland, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Mills at Rockland, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Mills at Rockland, 1872. Rockland Paper Mills on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains

Background imagePerkins Collection: Maryland Heights, 1872. Creator: Albert Bobbett

Maryland Heights, 1872. Creator: Albert Bobbett
Maryland Heights, 1872. Artist sketching the view from a rocky outcrop, Maryland, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Potomac, from Maryland Heights, 1872. Creator: A. Measom

The Potomac, from Maryland Heights, 1872. Creator: A. Measom
The Potomac, from Maryland Heights, 1872. View of the River Potomac in Washington County, Maryland, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imagePerkins Collection: Rolling mills and bridges on the Antietam Creek, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins

Rolling mills and bridges on the Antietam Creek, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins
Rolling mills and bridges on the Antietam Creek, 1872. Old Bridge and Mill, Antietam - Antietam Rolling-Mill - Burnside Bridge

Background imagePerkins Collection: Delaware Water Gap, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Delaware Water Gap, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Delaware Water Gap, 1872. View of the gap where the Delaware River cuts through a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: Harpers Ferry, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Harpers Ferry, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Harpers Ferry, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

Background imagePerkins Collection: Beacon Hill, Neversink Highlands, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Beacon Hill, Neversink Highlands, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Beacon Hill, Neversink Highlands, 1872. View of the coast at Highlands, New Jersey, USA. On the right is the Navesink Twin Lights lighthouse, constructed in 1862

Background imagePerkins Collection: Delaware Water-Gap, Looking South from Shawnee, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins

Delaware Water-Gap, Looking South from Shawnee, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins
Delaware Water-Gap, Looking South from Shawnee, 1872. View of the gap where the Delaware River cuts through a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains on the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Background imagePerkins Collection: Wissahickon, near Paper-Mill Bridge, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Wissahickon, near Paper-Mill Bridge, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Wissahickon, near Paper-Mill Bridge, 1874. Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. No notice of Philadelphia would be complete without some description of the Wissahickon

Background imagePerkins Collection: Scenes in Baltimore, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

Scenes in Baltimore, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes in Baltimore, 1874. Places in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Locust Point, " Pungies" [schooners] coming up the Chesapeake, Spears Wharf, Calvert Street

Background imagePerkins Collection: Drive along the Wissahickon, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

Drive along the Wissahickon, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Drive along the Wissahickon, 1874. Carriage ride near the Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A wide carriage-road runs along the bank of the Wissahickon

Background imagePerkins Collection: Philadelphia from Belmont, (West Park), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Philadelphia from Belmont, (West Park), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Philadelphia from Belmont, (West Park), 1874. View of the Delaware River and the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. On the left is the first Columbia Railroad Bridge, built in 1834

Background imagePerkins Collection: View from West Park, 1874. Creator: Granville Perkins

View from West Park, 1874. Creator: Granville Perkins
View from West Park, 1874. Sheep grazing at Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Perhaps among the noblest views which are afforded by the rich variety of the Fairmount country is one to be

Background imagePerkins Collection: Philadephia, from Below the New South-Street-Bridge, 1874. Creator: Alfred Harral

Philadephia, from Below the New South-Street-Bridge, 1874. Creator: Alfred Harral
Philadephia, from Below the New South-Street-Bridge, 1874. Cargo boats on the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. the largest vessels

Background imagePerkins Collection: Fountains in Philadelphia, 1874. Creator: W. Roberts

Fountains in Philadelphia, 1874. Creator: W. Roberts
Fountains in Philadelphia, 1874. Horse troughts and fountains in public parks and gardens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: Sinking Run, Above Tyrone, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley

Sinking Run, Above Tyrone, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Sinking Run, Above Tyrone, 1874. Lightning on the Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA. Thunder-storms are of daily occurrence up in these heights

Background imagePerkins Collection: Tyrone Gap, View from the Bridge, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs

Tyrone Gap, View from the Bridge, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs
Tyrone Gap, View from the Bridge, 1874. The Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA. The hills that lie at the base of the mountains show pleasant farm-houses and deep-green-leaved corn

Background imagePerkins Collection: Scenes in Druid Hill Park, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

Scenes in Druid Hill Park, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes in Druid Hill Park, 1874. Waterfall, drinking fountain, boating lake and bandstand in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Druid-Hill Park lies immediately on the northern suburbs of the city

Background imagePerkins Collection: Narrows near Lewistown, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs

Narrows near Lewistown, 1874. Creator: Adolf Closs
Narrows near Lewistown, 1874. The Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA. The hills on both sides, that have hitherto been so amiable, suddenly break off

Background imagePerkins Collection: Pillsbury Knob, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Pillsbury Knob, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Pillsbury Knob, 1874. Mountain scenery on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains

Background imagePerkins Collection: North Branch of the Susquehanna, at Hunlocks, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley

North Branch of the Susquehanna, at Hunlocks, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
North Branch of the Susquehanna, at Hunlocks, 1874. Scene on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River which rises in New York state, and flows through Pennsylvania and Maryland in the eastern USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Susquehanna (at Hunters Gap), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

The Susquehanna (at Hunters Gap), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
The Susquehanna (at Hunters Gap), 1874. Scene on the Susquhanna River which flows through Pennsylvania and Maryland in the eastern USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: Pine Forest on West Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: Unknown

Pine Forest on West Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Pine Forest on West Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Logging on the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: Scenes on the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse

Scenes on the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse
Scenes on the Susquehanna, 1874. Scene at Lockhaven; Columbia Tunnel; Northumberland; Canal at Lockhaven; Williamsport; Williamsport Lumber-Mills; Emporium; West-Port, on the Susquehanna River

Background imagePerkins Collection: Mill on Joness Falls, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Mill on Joness Falls, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Mill on Joness Falls, 1874. Mount Vernon cotton mills on Jones Falls, a river in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imagePerkins Collection: Scenes on the Wissahickon, 1874. Creator: John J. Harley

Scenes on the Wissahickon, 1874. Creator: John J. Harley
Scenes on the Wissahickon, 1874. Mouth of the Wissahickon, Old Log Cabin - Bridge...Falls, Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imagePerkins Collection: Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874....the furnace on Hunlocks Creek, Nanticoke ferry, Danville, the hemlock-gatherers, the stone-quarry, etc

Background imagePerkins Collection: Ferry at Renovo, 1874. Creator: A. Measom

Ferry at Renovo, 1874. Creator: A. Measom
Ferry at Renovo, 1874. River crossing at Renovo, Pennsylvania, USA. There is a mountain-road here which penetrates through the country to the southward

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley

The Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
The Susquehanna, 1874. View of the River Susquehanna on the East Coast of the USA....there is a constant succession of bold mountain-forms, wooded from the base to the summit; of deep ravines

Background imagePerkins Collection: Moss Islands, in the Juniata, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse

Moss Islands, in the Juniata, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse
Moss Islands, in the Juniata, 1874. Islands on the Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA. The stream is not broad, but tolerably deep, and abounding in fish

Background imagePerkins Collection: Duncannon, Mouth of the Juniata, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse

Duncannon, Mouth of the Juniata, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse
Duncannon, Mouth of the Juniata, 1874. The village of Duncannon on the Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA....Duncannon is built at the base of numerous foot-hills

Background imagePerkins Collection: Druid-Hill Park, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Druid-Hill Park, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Druid-Hill Park, 1874. Sheep grazing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The Druid Hill Park was purchased in 1860 by the City of Baltimore, and was designed by Howard Daniels

Background imagePerkins Collection: City of Baltimore, (from Druid Hill Park), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

City of Baltimore, (from Druid Hill Park), 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
City of Baltimore, (from Druid Hill Park), 1874. View over Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The park is a great resort of the beaux and belles of East Baltimore

Background imagePerkins Collection: Rockland Landing, on the Schuylkill, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Rockland Landing, on the Schuylkill, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Rockland Landing, on the Schuylkill, 1874. The River Schuylkill at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The windings of the river offer a constant variety of sylvan scenery

Background imagePerkins Collection: The Schuylkill - View from Landsdowne, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

The Schuylkill - View from Landsdowne, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
The Schuylkill - View from Landsdowne, 1874. The River Schuylkill at Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA. From the heights of Landsdowne there is a wider scope of vision

Background imagePerkins Collection: Fairmount Water-Works, 1874. Creator: Granville Perkins

Fairmount Water-Works, 1874. Creator: Granville Perkins
Fairmount Water-Works, 1874. Reservoir and waterworks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The waterworks, designed by engineer Frederick Graeff

Background imagePerkins Collection: Navy Yard, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse

Navy Yard, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse
Navy Yard, 1874. Ships on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was the first shipyard to be built for the US Navy

Background imagePerkins Collection: 1956 Lotus 6 BMW, W. J. Perkins, Westbrook Hay hill climb. Creator: Unknown

1956 Lotus 6 BMW, W. J. Perkins, Westbrook Hay hill climb. Creator: Unknown
1956 Lotus 6 BMW, W.J. Perkins, Westbrook Hay hill climb



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