Smithsonian Report, 1959—Welsh PLATE 7 
1. By the time the camera focused its harsh eye on the Brandywine Mills in the last decade 
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of the 19th century, the once ‘‘charming prospect” seen by early travelers had begun to 
look tired and worn. (Picture Collection, Historical Society of Delaware.) 
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2. Today, not far from where Bass Otis painted in 1840, the scene has changed. Yet beside 
this quiet tidal pool were laid the foundations of the American flour-milling industry. 
