Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
View of the The Boat Lake, the second and smaller lake inside Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore. The lake was formed in 1865 when a stream was dammed. For decades, visitors could boat on the lake in summer and skate during winter. After 1959, the Boat...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Zoos;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of a group of people at a zoo. In the foreground are several children, including two older boys and a young girl holding a balloon. Also prominently featured in the foreground is a heavyset older...
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...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Sheep--Maryland--Baltimore; Shepherds--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Mansion House (Baltimore, Md.)
Flock of sheep and Mansion House in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Beginning around 1869, Druid Hill Park employed a shepherd, whose sheep were used to keep the grass neatly trimmed. Until the mid-1940's, Baltimore City had a flock of over 100 heads...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
Visitors strolling along the edge of the Boat Lake in Druid Hill Park. The second and smaller lake inside Druid Hill Park, the Boat Lake was formed in 1865 when a stream was dammed. For decades, visitors could boat on the lake in summer and skate...
