Emily Webb: 19th Century Photographer and Activist (Speaking of Delaware...)

Marvel at the work of Emily Webb, one of the first women portrait photographers in Delaware, and let us tell you her story. From an assistant to her father and to the owner of her own photography studio, Webb mastered her craft through beautiful portraits of individuals, families with children, pets, and chickens. She opened her studio in 1864 at 302 market street in Wilmington (just a few blocks away from the Delaware Historical Society). Photographs by Emily Webb are part of the Delaware Historical Society’s Paul Preston Davis collection. For more information about Emily Webb and the Paul Preston Davis collection, visit dehistory.org.
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Emily Webb: 19th Century Photographer and Activist is part of Speaking of Delaware…, a series of short videos presented by the Delaware Historical Society and produced by Short Order Production House. Videos premiere the first Thursday of every month on Facebook, Instagram, TH-cam, and our website. This series is funded in part by the Longwood Foundation, Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and by a grant from Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit dehistory.org/speaking-of-delaware for more information about this project and other resources.