Primary Source Set Delaware: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources
-
Wilmington, Del. 1874. H.H. Bailey & Co. artists, 1874 -
![All-American news. [1945-07, no. 1]](/static/classroom-materials/usa-delaware/images/all-american.jpg)
All-American news. [1945-07, no. 1] -
The Bright Rehoboth Beach, 1874 -
Port Mahon Lighthouse, c1933 -
Interviewee was born in Laurel DE and continues to live there... -
A view of the lighthouse on Cape Henlopen, taken at sea, August 1780 -
Caesar Rodney was a Delaware signer of the Declaration of Independence. -
Mill on the Brandywine, Delaware, 1828 -
Two News Girls, same as #1539. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. -
Migratory agricultural workers during the apple season at a camp near Bridgeville, Delaware -
A plan of the west line or parallel of latitude, which is the boundary between the provinces of Maryland and Pensylvania : a plan of the boundary lines between the province of Maryland and the Three Lower Counties on Delaware with part of the parallel of latitude which is the boundary between the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania -
Mabel Vernon Speaking at Suffrage Rally, May, 1916
The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. If your use will be beyond a single classroom, please review the copyright and fair use guidelines.
Teacher’s Guide
To help your students analyze these primary sources, get a graphic organizer and guides: Analysis Tool and Guides
Delaware, the first of the original 13 states of the Union, is often called the "First" or "Diamond State. The primary sources in this set document key moments in the state’s story, and provide opportunities for students to explore that rich history further.
Use the question sets and analysis tool to deepen student engagement and thinking about these compelling, imperfect objects. Select questions such as:
Or extend student learning by asking them to write a caption for the item, imagine what happened an hour before or after what the item portrays, or expand a textbook or other secondary account of history to include the item.
These primary sources can raise further questions about the time, place, or events from which they emerged, and can prompt students to further investigation of the state’s history.
