Delaware River
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Birkinbine Engineering Company Records, Collection II
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0084-2
Abstract
The Birkinbine Engineering Company got its start through Henry P. M. Birkinbine. His son, John, gained early engineering experience through various water supply projects in and around Philadelphia; this experience later helped direct the Birkinbine Engineering Company’s involvement in many water-related projects around the country in the late 19th century as part of the improved public sanitation initiatives. The Birkinbine firm also specialized in mining engineering, both in the United...
Dates:
1840-1963
Found in:
Lehigh University Grant Projects
Erie Railroad Photo Album
Collection
Identifier: SC Photo-0037
Abstract
Album contains small black and white photographs of mid-Twentieth Century railroad related images, specifically the Erie Railroad. The Erie Railroad system served the Northeastern United States connecting New York City on the Hudson River to Lake Erie. The collection contains images of the 1943 floods on the Delaware River and other tributaries.
Dates:
1943; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections