Engraving drawn by George Beck and engraved by T. Cartwright of London, published January 1, 1802, by Atkins & Nightingale located at 143 Leadenhall Street, London, and 100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. This is one of the colored aquatints of...
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Washington Street (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A pictorial view of Washington Street in Cumberland, ca. 1910, with large trees on both sides. Cumberland, with a population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants, is an important commercial and business center in western Maryland, and the county...
Postcards--Maryland--Havre de Grace; Union Avenue (Havre de Grace, Md.); Railroad bridges--Maryland--Havre de Grace; Streets--Maryland--Havre de Grace; Havre de Grace (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Union Avenue, located at the heart of the city in Havre de Grace, was at one time a broad residential street lined with trees, dotted with churches. It is mostly commercial today. The Harford House was a hotel, and served as a sort of informal...
Postcards--Maryland--St. Michaels; St. Michaels (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--St. Michaels--Pictorial works;
A view of East Cherry Street in St. Michaels, Talbot County. First settlements in St. Michaels date to the second half of the 17th century. The inhabitants engaged in tobacco growing and ship building. Currently, it is a historic waterfront town,...
Postcards--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Lakes--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Mountain Lake Park (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of boathouse and lake in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County. In 1881, a group of Methodist ministers from Wheeling, West Virginia decided to set up their own Chautauqua resort. They were inspired by the Chautauqua adult education and spiritual...
Postcards--Maryland--Hagerstown; Antietam Street School (Hagerstown, Md.); Hagerstown (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; School buildings--Maryland--Hagerstown--Pictorial works
Postcard showing the Antietam Street School at the corner of East Antietam and South Mulberry streets in Hagerstown ca. 1910. Recently, the school was remodeled and converted into condominia. Hagerstown is the county seat of Washington County. With...
Aerial view of Barton, a town located along the Georges Creek Valley in Allegany County. It has a population of about 500 people. The discovery of coal attracted settlers to the area and in 1853 a new town was established by William Shaw Jr. He...
Chesapeake Beach, located in Calvert County, was founded by the Washington and Chesapeake Beach Railway Company (in 1896 reorganized as Chesapeake Beach Railway) in 1894 as a resort destination for visitors from the Washington D.C. area. It thrived...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Ponds--Maryland--Baltimore
Visitors viewing sea lions in Druid Hill Park, ca. 1906. In 1876, Druid Hill Park began various animal exhibits, as stated in the act of Maryland General Assembly "for the purpose of public exhibition for the instruction and recreation of the...
