Call No: PC7-A5f2
Description: The Old Plank House at Duck Creek, Smyrna, Delaware
Date of origin: 1963
Type: Postcard
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2
Condition: Very Good
Content:
[back] Duck Creek, Smyrna, Delaware – The Old Plank House … disguised for years by modern siding, was recognized as an important example of early Delaware architecture by Leon de Valinger, the state archivist. The house, originally located of N. Main St., Smyrna, was turned over to the historical society. Chauncey Simpson, of Dover, catalogued the pieces, which were then moved to the present site, near the Linden’s, and re-erected by the Public Archives Commission. No. 201; Original Ektachrome by Ed Kennedy. Pub. by Ken-Del Productions, Inc., 515 Shipley St., Wilmington, Del. (copyright symbol) 1963. Post Card; Place Stamp Here. 72508-B
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Color postcard; no correspondence; old A-frame house sits amongst trees; house has door, two windows and step.
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Subject: Chauncey Simpson, Duck Creek, Ed Kennedy, Ektachrome, grass, Historical Society, Ken-Del Productions, Leon de Valinger, Linden, Public Archives Commission, Smyrna Delaware, The Old Plank House, trees, Wilmington Delaware,