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The Doors in a 1967 Baltimore Sun PreviewBaltimore Row Houses in April 1939Portrait of Thomas F. McNulty with a large mustache and white bow tie, 1914Tom McNulty, Baltimore’s Singing SheriffBaltimore rooftops and chimneys with the Washington Monument rising at the right and church towers in the distance.The Washington Monument Above a City of Rooftops
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Also in this morning’s emailView of the corner of Baltimore and Liberty Streets. It was named McLane Place for Robert McClane, who was mayor of Baltimore at the time of great 1904 fire, and subsequently committed suicide. The name change did not last, and the location is now the crossing of Baltimore and Liberty Streets again. The monument to the left is that of John Mifflin Hood (1843-1906), a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, later president of Western Maryland Railroad (1874-1902). The sculpture was relocated to Preston Gardens in 1963. The store on the right is Baltimore Bargain House (later American Wholesale Corporation), a firm established by Jacob Epstein (1864-1945). Also in view is an early billboard advertisement boasting, "Pays to advertise with electric signs. Get yours now."McLane Place on a 1914 Baltimore PostcardNewspaper photos of Richard Reese Whittemore in a hat, a Baltimore police record card for Margaret Whittemore, and a portrait of Margaret Whittemore, 1926The Candy Kid and the Tiger Girl: Richard and Margaret WhittemoreBabe Ruth and his father standing behind the long wooden bar of the family saloon, decorated with garlandsBabe Ruth’s Baltimore: From Emory Street to Center Field
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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