Countless Soda Ads (1938)

This is a photo of the back of and old grocery in 1938.

July 1938. "Rear of grocery store in Baltimore." Only hinting at the delights that await within. Medium format nitrate negative by John Vachon. — July 1938. “Rear of grocery store in Baltimore.” Only hinting at the delights that await within. Medium format nitrate negative by John Vachon.

Source: Shorpy

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This double-ended, 1918 vintage Baltimore Traction Company Brill streetcar has just begun its in-bound journey from Ellicott City, Maryland, heading east to Baltimore on the No. 9 line. Positioned here at 8304 Main Street, car 5706 is about to plunge down a fairly steep grade (about 5%) that bottoms out at the Patapsco River crossing seen here. It must climb a longer but less arduous slope on the other side.

Ellicott City Trolley (1955)

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Baltimore, Maryland. Looking toward Logan Field and Sparrow Point.

1935 Aerial Photo of Baltimore

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Smithwood Avenue branches off to the right while Edmondson Avenue slopes uphill on the left heading east toward the city of Baltimore. In addition to automobile traffic, Edmondson Avenue at the time accommodated the Baltimore Traction Company No. 14 trolley line. A junction for three rail lines was located immediately behind the photographer's vantage point. These houses still exist, albeit with vinyl siding applied over the handsome cedar shingles. Oh, and the streets have since been paved. Photo taken about 1925

Story Behind a 1925 Catonsville Home

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Postcard showing baseball players seated and standing in stadium.

1909 Baltimore Orioles Team Photo

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Baltimore’s Camden Station in 1872

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Map of Proposed 1872 Extension of Baltimore City Limits

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1905 Chart of Approaches to Baltimore Harbor

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Trash and Old Tires Litter the Shore at the Middle Branch of Baltimore Harbor, 01/1973.

This is What Baltimore Harbor Looked Like in 1973

September 19, 2013

Complete circle view of Baltimore from the Emerson Tower in 1913

Wow! 360-Degree View of Baltimore from Emerson Tower (1913)

September 3, 2013

Map of the city and county of Baltimore, Maryland. From original surveys by J.C. Sidney, C.E.

1857 Map of the City and County of Baltimore

September 17, 2013

1801 Warner & Hanna map of Baltimore

1801 Plan of the City and Environs of Baltimore

September 12, 2013

Johns Hopkins hospital in 1903

Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1903

September 5, 2013

1912 bird's-eye view of Baltimore

Incredibly Detailed 1912 Bird’s-Eye View of Baltimore

September 20, 2013

Wow … Incredible Colorized Photo of Boy in Slums (1938)

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