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Delaware River Basin Commission Lecture and Slides Collection

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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
050
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
0.5 linear feet (1 half-hollinger box and 2 slide boxes.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder or Object Number, Delaware River Basin Commission Lecture and Slides Collection, 1954, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Delaware River Basin Commission
Form:
Archival materials and Slides (photography)
Abstract:
A collection of one-hundred-and-eight color 35 mm slides and a twelve-page script for a lecture titled, "The Mighty Delaware" from January 13, 1954, which was prepared, collected, and maintained by the Delaware River Basin Commission.

Arranged alphabetically by subject, the Delaware River Basin Commission Lecture and Slides Collection includes one-hundred-and-eight color 35 mm slides and a twelve-page script for a lecture titled, "The Mighty Delaware," from January 13, 1954. The materials were originally prepared, collected, and maintained by the Delaware River Basin Commission.

The Delaware River Basin Commission Lecture and Slides Collection was donated to the Science History Institute by Steve Tambini in March 2021.

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Science History Institute Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid created and encoded into EAD by Sean Cureton.
Finding Aid Date
2023
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Delaware River Basin Commission Lecture and Slides Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Inventory

"The Mighty Delaware," Lecture Transcript, 1954 January 13.
Box 1 Folder 1
Slide 1 - Scenic Picture of the Delaware, 1954.
Box 2 Object 1
Slide 2 - Poster of Midget and Giant, 1954.
Box 2 Object 2
Slide 5 - Catskills, 1954.
Box 2 Object 3
Slide 6 - Abundant Rainfall, 1954.
Box 2 Object 4
Slide 7 - Melting Snow, 1954.
Box 2 Object 5
Slide 8 - Dripping from Rocks, 1954.
Box 2 Object 6
Slide 9 - Brooks and Riverlets, 1954.
Box 2 Object 7
Slide 10 - West Branch of Delaware River, 1954.
Box 2 Object 8
Slide 11 - East Branch of Delaware River, 1954.
Box 2 Object 9
Slide 12 - Wedding of the Waters, 1954.
Box 2 Object 10
Slide 13 - Cape May, 1954.
Box 2 Object 11
Slide 15 - General Location of Delaware River Bridge in Respect to Northeast, 1954.
Box 2 Object 12
Slide 16 - Promitory Hill, 1954.
Box 2 Object 13
Slide 17 - Neversink at Port Jervis, 1954.
Box 2 Object 14
Slide 19 - Sparsely Settled Scenic View, 1954.
Box 2 Object 15
Slide 20 - Tom Quick, 1954.
Box 2 Object 16
Slide 22 - Narrowsburg Bridge, 1954.
Box 2 Object 17
Slide 23 - John Roebling, 1954.
Box 2 Object 18
Slide 23A - Roebling Steel Company, 1954.
Box 2 Object 19
Slide 24 - Benjamin Franklin Bridge, 1954.
Box 2 Object 20
Slide 25 - Walt Whitman Bridge, 1954.
Box 2 Object 21
Slide 26 - Delaware Memorial Bridge, 1954.
Box 2 Object 22
Slide 27 - Agricultural Scene, 1954.
Box 2 Object 23
Slide 28 - Hunter with His Deer, 1954.
Box 2 Object 24
Slide 29 - Fawn Finds Hunter, 1954.
Box 2 Object 25
Slide 30 - A She-Bear on the Lookout, 1954.
Box 2 Object 26
Slide 31 - To Protect Her Cubs, 1954.
Box 2 Object 27
Slide 32 - Fisherman with a Catch, 1954.
Box 2 Object 28
Slide 33 - Tri-States Monument, 1954.
Box 2 Object 29
Slide 34 - View of River from Tri-States Rock, 1954.
Box 2 Object 30
Slide 36 - Map of Delaware River Bridge Between Tri-States Rock and Marcus Hook, 1954.
Box 2 Object 31
Slide 37 - Highway Bridge at Trenton, 1954.
Box 2 Object 32
Slide 38 - Upstream View of River from Trenton, 1954.
Box 2 Object 33
Slide 39 - Delaware Water Gap, 1954.
Box 2 Object 34
Slide 41 - Aerial View of Philadelphia, 1954.
Box 2 Object 35
Slide 42 - Camp Delanore, 1954.
Box 2 Object 36
Slide 43 - Rustic Lodge Honeymooners, 1954.
Box 2 Object 37
Slide 44 - Rod and Gun Club, 1954.
Box 2 Object 38
Slide 45 - Mountain Resort, 1954.
Box 2 Object 39
Slide 46 - Swimming Picture, 1954.
Box 2 Object 40
Slide 47 - Skate or Ski, 1954.
Box 2 Object 41
Slide 48 - Hike and Hunt, 1954.
Box 2 Object 42
Slide 49 - Just to Loaf, 1954.
Box 2 Object 43
Slide 51 - Confluence of Lehigh and Delaware Rivers, 1954.
Box 2 Object 44
Slide 52 - Bethlehem Steel Company, 1954.
Box 2 Object 45
Slide 53 - Allentown Cement Hill, 1954.
Box 2 Object 46
Slide 54 - Map of Delaware River Bridge, 1954.
Box 2 Object 47
Slide 55 - Good Port Picture, 1954.
Box 2 Object 48
Slide 58 - Fairless Plant, 1954.
Box 2 Object 49
Slide 60 - U.S. Naval Base, 1954.
Box 2 Object 50
Slide 61 - Scott Paper Company, 1954.
Box 2 Object 51
Slide 62 - Aerial View of Residential Development, 1954.
Box 2 Object 52
Slide 63 - Map Poster, 1954.
Box 2 Object 53
Slide 64 - Aerial View of Wilmington with River, 1954.
Box 2 Object 54
Slide 65 - Oyster Picture, 1954.
Box 2 Object 55
Slide 66 - Fishing Boats, 1954.
Box 2 Object 56
Slide 67 - Seashore, 1954.
Box 2 Folder 57
Slide 69 - Cartoon of Men Around Table, 1954.
Box 2 Object 58
Slide 70 - Independence Hall, 1954.
Box 2 Object 59
Slide 71 - "Nowhere is There a Finer Place to Work, Live, and Play Than Delaware Valley, U.S.A.", 1954.
Box 2 Object 60
Slide 72 - Bad Pollution, 1954.
Box 2 Object 61
Slide 73 - Cullied Farm, 1954.
Box 2 Object 62
Slide 74 - Forest Fire, 1954.
Box 2 Object 63
Slide 75 - Schuylkill Culm Banks, 1954.
Box 2 Object 64
Slide 76 - Delaware River in Flood, 1954.
Box 2 Object 65
Slide 79 - Washing Out Blemishes, 1954.
Box 2 Object 66
Slide 80 - Engineer with Blue Prints, 1954.
Box 2 Object 67
Slide 82 - Incodel Poster, 1954.
Box 2 Object 68
Slide 83 - Incodel Pollution Abatement Poster, 1954.
Box 2 Object 69
Slide 84 - Cutfall Sewer, 1954.
Box 2 Object 70
Slide 86 - Wilmington Treatment Plant, 1954.
Box 2 Object 71
Slide 88 - Wilmington Treatment Plant, 1954.
Box 2 Object 72
Slide 89 - Incodel's Schuylkill Poster, 1954.
Box 2 Object 73
Slide 90 - Lansford-Froth Flotation Plant, 1954.
Box 2 Object 74
Slide 92 - Army Engineers, 1954.
Box 2 Object 75
Slide 93 - Black Picture of Schuylkill, 1954.
Box 2 Object 76
Slide 94 - An Attractive Picture of Schuylkill, 1954.
Box 2 Object 77
Slide 95 - Incodel Poster, 1954.
Box 2 Object 78
Slide 96 - Farmers Plowing, 1954.
Box 2 Object 79
Slide 97 - Gully Erosion, 1954.
Box 2 Object 80
Slide 98 - Poor Cropland, 1954.
Box 2 Object 81
Slide 99 - Muddy Stream, 1954.
Box 3 Object 1
Slide 100 - Road Covered with Mud, 1954.
Box 3 Object 2
Slide 101 - Conservation Farming, 1954.
Box 3 Object 3
Slide 102 - Another Conservation Farm, 1954.
Box 3 Object 4
Slide 103 - A Good Crop, 1954.
Box 3 Object 5
Slide 104 - "Keep It Clean, Healthy & Strong", 1954.
Box 3 Object 6
Slide 105 - Incodel Forest Conservation Program Poster, 1954.
Box 3 Object 7
Slide 107 - Clear Cutting and Slashing, 1954.
Box 3 Object 8
Slide 108 - Tree Farm, 1954.
Box 3 Object 9
Slide 109 - Marking Trees, 1954.
Box 3 Object 10
Slide 110 - Sustained Yields, 1954.
Box 3 Object 11
Slide 111 - Clear Brook, 1954.
Box 3 Object 12
Slide 112 - Incodel Water Project Poster, 1954.
Box 3 Object 13
Slide 114 - Delaware River Bridge Incodel Project, 1954.
Box 3 Object 14
Slide 115 - Storage and Yields Chart, 1954.
Box 3 Object 15
Slide 117 - Incodel Objectives Poster, 1954.
Box 3 Object 16
Slide 118 - The Mighty Delaware Poster, 1954.
Box 3 Object 17
Slide 119 - "Nowhere...Than Delaware Valley, U.S.A.", 1954.
Box 3 Object 18

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