Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Wharves--Maryland--Baltimore; Boat ramps--Maryland--Baltimore; Markets--Maryland--Baltimore; Oyster fisheries--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Ships;
A busy scene at the Baltimore wharves. These are the places along the harbor that were occupied by docks and piers. Small store owners used to come here on their carts and pulleys to buy fruits, produce, oysters, fish and other products supplied by...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Calvert Street Bridge (Baltimore, Md.); Latrobe, Charles Huzlehurst, 1833-1902; Bridges--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A full view of the old Calvert Street Bridge. Built in 1880, the bridge had decorative ironwork on it, including arches, lamps, and lions at the ends. The bridge, designed by Charles H. Latrobe and built at the time on the edge of the settled city...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Wharves--Maryland--Baltimore; Boat ramps--Maryland--Baltimore; Markets--Maryland--Baltimore; Oyster fisheries--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Ships;
A scene at the Baltimore docks showing goods being loaded and unloaded from onto horse-drawn carts. In the distance, factories and steamboats are visible.
Postcards--Maryland--Gwynn Oak; Gwynn Oak Park (Gwynn Oak, Md.); Bridges--Maryland--Gwynn Oak; Gwynn Oak (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of a bridge over Gwynn Falls Creek in Gwynn Oak, Baltimore County. Gwynn Oak Park was originally a privately owned amusement park, with a carousel, a rollercoaster, a lake for boating and Dixie Ballroom, among other features, serviced by...
A view of an old Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail Road bridge over the Potomac River and a panorama of Westernport, a port located along the Georges Creek Valley where George's Creek empties into the Potomac in Allegany County. Known since 1774 as...
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Baltimore Street (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A view of Baltimore Street in downtown Cumberland, ca. 1908, a busy, commercial street at the time. Cumberland was officially established as town in 1787. Baltimore Street is part of the historic district of Cumberland.
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Street (Baltimore, Md.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of Baltimore Street, downtown Baltimore ca. 1907. It had to be a day of celebration, perhaps a national holiday as the street and buildings are decorated with U.S. flags. The tallest building on the right side is the Baltimore and Ohio...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Lexington Street (Baltimore, Md.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works; Central business districts--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of Baltimore's Lexington Street shopping district at night. Many department stores and small retail businesses were located in the area. The only recognizable places on the postcard are the White Dental Parlor on the right side, and the J....
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Lexington Street (Baltimore, Md.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works; Central business districts--Maryland--Baltimore; Department stores--Maryland--Baltimore--History; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial...
A view of Baltimore's Lexington Street shopping district near Howard Street. Numerous downtown Baltimore department stores were located in this area. The white building on the right housed the Stewart Company's department store. Designed in 1899 by...
Postcards—Maryland--Bay Shore Park; Bay Shore Park (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Railroad stations--Maryland--Bay Shore Park--History; United Railway and Electric Company--History
A view of Bay Shore Park train station in North Point State Park, Baltimore County. Bay Shore was an amusement park built in 1906 in an undeveloped area along the Chesapeake near Edgemere, just south of Baltimore. The park was a destination for...
A view of Gwynns Falls Creek inside the Gwynns Falls Park ca. 1908. The park was envisioned in Olmsted Brothers plan for Greater Baltimore Public Grounds of 1904, and within the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park complex is composed of 1200 acres (105.6 ha)...
A view of Gwynns Falls Creek inside the Gwynns Falls Park ca. 1910. Franklin Road, currently called Franklintown Road, is located on the left side of the creek, but here it crosses the creek to the other side. The park was envisioned in the Olmsted...
A view of one of the fountains at Eutaw Place, located between West Lafayette Avenue and Mosher Street in Baltimore. In 1853, Henry Tiffany donated land for development of the broad promenades in the middle of Eutaw Street's northern extension from...
Postcards--Maryland--Catonsville; St. Timothy's Lane (Catonsville, Md.); Alleys--Maryland--Catonsville; Catonsville (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of St. Timothy's Lane, north of Frederick Road, near St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Catonsville. The lane is located in a park area. The lane and the church still exist now, although the appearance of the park has changed and a number of...
A view of the harbor and Baltimore panorama as seen from the Federal Hill ca. 1900. The tallest building is the Continental Trust building. To the right of it one can see the tower of the old post office, then the City Hall, to the left there is...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Charles Street (Baltimore, Md.); Washington Monument Place (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of the northern part of Washington Monument Place on Charles Street. The shape of the park was originally set up by John Eager Howard's heirs, the landowners at the time. The city later had the park improved by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. in...
A view of the Oakland Train Station in Oakland. Designed by Baldwin and Pennington in Queen Anne style, the station was built in 1884 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to support the development of the Garrett County and Oakland as a resort area....
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Railroad bridges--Maryland--Cumberland; Western Maryland Railroad Company--History; Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of Western Maryland Railroad steel truss bridge over the National Road in the Narrows near Cumberland. The bridge, constructed around 1910, consists of two spans, each 150 feet (45.7 m) in length. It now serves the Great Allegheny Passage...
