H. L. Mencken Collection - Enoch Pratt Free Library

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H. L. Mencken


Identifier	mcmp006
Title	H. L. Mencken
Creator	Davis, Robert H.
Subject	Baltimore (Md.) Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Photographs
Description	Photograph of H. L. Mencken by Robert H. Davis. Mencken was then at the height of his notoriety during a decade when he was called America's most powerful private citizen. The stock market crashed the next year on Black Tuesday, October 29th. Thereafter, Mencken did not seem so funny, and he was criticized for political views which some thought too conservative for hard times.
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1928
Date Digital	2003-12-02
Type	Image
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 black-and-white photograph, dimensions unknown.; Digital reproduction of 1-page document, dimensions unknown.
Source	H. L. Mencken Room
Relation	Is Part Of the H. L. Mencken Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Is Part Of Prominent Marylanders
Coverage	1921-1930
Rights	This item is owned by the Estate of H. L. Mencken. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the H. L. Mencken Estate. For more information, please call 410-396-5430 and ask to be connected to the Mencken Room.

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