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A Severna Park Advertisement From 1909

A Baltimore Sun advertisement promoted Severna Park on April 11, 1909.

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Severna Park advertisement in 1909
Severna Park advertisement in 1909

We’re doing some late night browsing of old classifieds and came across this cool one from 1909. It was printed in the Baltimore Sun on Sunday, April 11th.

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Topics1900s · Advertising · Severna Park

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