Cooch's bridge and monument, where first U. S. flag was unfurled in battle, Sept. 3, 1777 near Newark, Delaware |
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| Resource Identifier | pc0541; New Castle to Port Penn binder box |
| Title | Cooch's bridge and monument, where first U. S. flag was unfurled in battle, Sept. 3, 1777 near Newark, Delaware |
| Creator | Curt Teich & Co. |
| Subject |
Bridges Historic sites Monuments |
| Topic (subject) | Military & War |
| Location | United States -- Delaware -- New Castle county -- Newark |
| Description | Post card depicting view of the bridge and monument. Greenish blue monochrome. Process known as "C. T. Photo-Platin." |
| Publisher | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Date (Digital) | 2010-01 |
| Date (Original) | 1935? |
| Type | Still Image |
| Contributing Institution | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Collection | Del-Mar-Va Postcard Collection |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library collection. |
| Transcript | American Light Infantry and Cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian troops under General Howe, Cornwallis and Kntphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American troops were expert marksmen drafted by General George Washington from the several brigades of his army then encamped near Wilmington. Only battle of American Revolution on Delaware soil and claimed to have been the first in which the stars and stripes were carried. |
| Subject (LCSH) | Cooch's Bridge, Skirmish of, Del., 1777 |
| Original Format | Postcards |
| Digital Collection | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Contact Information | P.O. Box 128 Odessa, DE 19730 302-378-8838 http://corbitlibrary.org |
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| Resource Identifier | pc0541a; New Castle to Port Penn binder box |
| Title | Cooch's bridge and monument, where first U. S. flag was unfurled in battle, Sept. 3, 1777 near Newark, Delaware |
| Creator | Curt Teich & Co. |
| Subject |
Bridges Historic sites Monuments |
| Topic (subject) | Military & War |
| Location | United States -- Delaware -- New Castle county -- Newark |
| Description | Post card depicting view of the bridge and monument. Greenish blue monochrome. Process known as "C. T. Photo-Platin." |
| Publisher | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Date (Digital) | 2010-01 |
| Date (Original) | 1935? |
| Type | Still Image |
| Contributing Institution | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Collection | Del-Mar-Va Postcard Collection |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library collection. |
| Original Format | Postcards |
| Digital Collection | Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library |
| Contact Information | P.O. Box 128 Odessa, DE 19730 302-378-8838 http://corbitlibrary.org |
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