Fishery processing plants--Maryland--Crisfield;African American women employees--Maryland--Crisfield;Canned crab meat--Maryland--Crisfield;Crab meat--Preservation
Photograph of crab pickers at a seafood processing plant in Crisfield, Maryland. African American women sit around huge tables that contain piles of steamed hard-shelled blue crabs, picking the meat from the crabs and depositing it into small metal...
Fishery processing plants--Maryland--Crisfield;Fishery processing plants--Employees--Maryland--Crisfield;African American women employees--Maryland--Crisfield;Canned crab meat--Maryland--Crisfield
Photograph of crab meat being weighed and packed in cans at a seafood processing plant in Crisfield, Maryland. Four African American women sit at a table, facing a brick wall and picking steamed hard-shelled blue crabs. Two Caucasian men weigh and...
Photograph of crabs being packed in ice at a seafood processing plant in Crisfield, Maryland. In the foreground is an African American man packing the crabs in ice in bushel baskets or barrels. In the background stand several men and women near a...
Fishery processing plants--Maryland--Crisfield;Fishery processing plants--Employees--Maryland--Crisfield;Crabs--Processing--Maryland--Crisfield;African American men--Maryland--Crisfield
Photograph of the crab steaming room at a seafood processing plant in Crisfield, Maryland. During the operation, this African American man using a hand crank and pulley will lift the large metal basket, which will be filled with live hard-shelled...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore; Automobiles--Maryland--Baltimore; City planning--Maryland--Baltimore; Housing Authority of Baltimore City; Slums--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; Brick wall signs--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph of the east side of the 300 block North Bond Street between Mullikin (right) and Orleans (left) Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These two- and three-story brick row houses were scheduled to be demolished as part of the Baltimore Housing...
Photograph of the interior of the North Avenue Market in Baltimore, Maryland. Although the exterior of the building features Moorish-style towers (not shown), the central section appears modern, clean, and sanitary. Large skylights supplement the...
Postcards--Maryland--Tilghman Island; Tilghman Island (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Islands--Maryland
The community of Tilghman on Tilghman Island derives its name from the Tilghman family who owned the island from 1752 until the 1840's when James Seth bought it. He started to sell land parcels to fishermen and oystermen. The island was and is a...
Postcards—Maryland--Solomons Island; Islands--Maryland; Solomons Island (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A bird's eye view, looking south on the Solomons Island and the bridge connecting it with the mainland Calvert County. It is located at the north side of the mouth of Patuxent River. Called at various early times Bourne's Island, Somervell's Island...
Advertising; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Fishing; Radio programs; Tournament fishing;
Brochure entitled the Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Guide number 7, published in 1940 and featuring the grand contest held on August 10-11, 1940 at a town touted as the seafood capitol of the U.S.A., Crisfield, Maryland.
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; Award presentations; Seafood industry--Maryland.; Tilghman Packing Company (Tilghman, Md.)
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of the Tilghman Packing Company in Tilghman, Maryland on August 12, 1944. The program includes the text of letters exchanged between the War Food...
