It’s called the Manby mortar, but unlike the kind that takes lives, this mortar was built to save them. George Manby (1765-1854) designed his device to fire a cannonball, with a line attached, over the deck of a floundering ship. The rescue crew onshore lashed a small boat to the other end and paddled out…
Take a close look at this tabletop assemblage of artifacts retrieved from the sinking of the HMS De Braak, off the coast of Lewes, DE in 1798. Why was a woman’s comb retrieved from the sunken vessel, when the crew was all male? The comb could have belonged to Lydia Drew, the wife of Captain…
This was far and away THE most difficult shot I created for the “Delaware Before the Railroads” book. I wanted to get an exterior shot of the New Castle Courthouse in the town of the same name. Well, the early spring day I went there turned out to be rainy. I’ve been shooting long enough…
I’ve only included two retouched photos out of the 100+ in my new book “Delaware Before the Railroads.” I could have retouched more, sure, but my aim is to present truthful photos of Delaware historic sites as they look currently. So. This replica of a famous Delaware lighthouse was photographed with a drone. I rotated…
