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The Doors in a 1967 Baltimore Sun PreviewBaltimore Row Houses in April 1939Baltimore rooftops and chimneys with the Washington Monument rising at the right and church towers in the distance.The Washington Monument Above a City of RooftopsDockworkers gathered beside a waterfront building, with the steamship Bodo and horse-drawn wagons behind them.Payday on Baltimore’s Waterfront
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A detailed bird’s-eye drawing of Baltimore with harbor piers and boats in the foreground and downtown streets extending into the distance.Baltimore Rebuilt, Seen From Above in 1912
Discarded tires cover a muddy harbor shore, with boats and industrial structures beyond the water.The Tires Along the Middle Branch, January 1973The German merchant submarine Deutschland off Baltimore in July 1916, crew on deck and a tug pouring smoke alongsideThe German Submarine That Docked at Locust Point in 1916The American Brewery’s ornate towers, arched windows and main entrance, photographed in 1973.The Brewery Behind the Towers on Gay StreetSeated studio portrait of John Wilkes Booth holding a cane, with a handwritten inscription above.Before the Infamy: John Wilkes Booth’s Baltimore Debut