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Electrifying and Animating Maryland’s Christmas Gardens
Christmas, West Arlington, Md., 1900. Unidentified child with Christmas tree and toys. Unidentified photographer, 1900. Clara Lips Album. PP149.06, MdHS. The image of an electric train going around a...
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Devil in the Details: Snowball Incident at 123 W. Lanvale St.
Starting January 2019, the content featured in our Aspect Ratio photography and film blog will merge with underbelly. Please look for series such as: ”Devil In the Details” (see below); “Career Day,”...
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Game of Rings
Jousting in Harford County. M.E. Warren, 1968. PP5 Box 3, folder 11. MdHS. REFERENCE PHOTO. A common refrain is that “chivalry is dead.” For a small contingent of Marylanders though, chivalry and...
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Tracing the Travels of Maryland’s African Americans
American Colonization Society’s Warehouse, Monrovia. Unidentified photographer. Not dated. 9 x 12 inch photograph printAmerican Colonization Society / Liberia Collection. PP161-I-24 , MdHS. In high...
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They Live By Night: Portraits
In celebration of our new exhibition, ”Reflections: A Brief History of Looking at Ourselves,” we wanted to share a few photographs from one of our favorite collections, the Robert Kniesche Photograph...
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Wallis Warfield Simpson: Baltimore’s Would-Be Queen
“Duke and Duchess of Windsor.” Unknown photographer, undated. MS 1772, MdHS. (Reference photo) On December 11, 1936, Britain’s king made a live broadcast on BBC Radio in which he publicly abdicated...
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What’s In a Name?
“The Counties of Maryland During the Period of 1872-1907.” A. Hoen & Co., 1908. Large Maps, Maryland, MdHS (Reference Photo). Maryland Place Names and the Calverts As we move about the city of...
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Claire McCardell: In Print & Out of the Box
[Figure 1] Portrait of Claire McCardell, photograph by Shelburne Studios, undated, PP238.11.012 (Reference Photo). Maryland Historical Society (MdHS), H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Claire McCardell...
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The Baltimore Zoo in Druid Hill Park
In this post of our Aspect Ratio photography series, Imaging Services Technician and Staff Photographer Dan Goodrich explores images of the Baltimore Zoo at the turn of the twentieth century. With...
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Hello from Quarantine
Portrait of Henry Louis Mencken, photograph by Robert Kniesche, undated, PP79-1812. Robert Kniesche Photograph Collection, PP79, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society. In this post,...
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Letters from the Homefront: A New Victory Garden
The following “Letters from the Homefront” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. Inspired by the poignant letters in the Maryland Historical Society collection documenting...
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Business Unusual at the Accokeek Foundation
The following “Business Unusual” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. With current mandates for all non-essential businesses to close, business is anything but usual in...
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Letters from the Homefront: Quilting in Quarantine
The following “Letters from the Homefront” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. Inspired by the poignant letters in the Maryland Historical Society collection documenting...
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Business Unusual at Wegmans
The following “Business Unusual” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. With current mandates for all non-essential businesses to close, business is anything but usual in...
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Letters from the Homefront: Battling Immune Deficiencies
The following “Letters from the Homefront” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. Inspired by the poignant letters in the Maryland Historical Society collection documenting...
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Business Unusual for ‘The Avenue News’
The following “Business Unusual” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. With current mandates for all non-essential businesses to close, business is anything but usual in...
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Letters from the Homefront: Class of ’20
The following “Letters from the Homefront” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. Inspired by the poignant letters in the Maryland Historical Society collection documenting...
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Business Unusual for the Dog Walker
The following “Business Unusual” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. With current mandates for all non-essential businesses to close, business is anything but usual in...
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Letters from the Homefront: Déjà vu, all over again
The following “Letters from the Homefront” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. Inspired by the poignant letters in the Maryland Historical Society collection documenting...
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Business Unusual at Hysteria Brewing Company
The following “Business Unusual” account is part of our new initiative, Collecting in Quarantine. With current mandates for all non-essential businesses to close, business is anything but usual in...
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