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A Fascinating Look at History: Comparing a Painting from the 1830s to a Photograph from the 1930s

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST - Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Take a look at these two amazing images from the Library of Congress. The first is a painting from the 1830s, and the second is a photograph of the same area in the 1930s. See how much has changed!
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Check out these great images from the Library of Congress. The first one is a painting from the 1830s, and the second, a photograph of the same area in the 1930s.

Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 FROM A WATER COLOR PAINTED IN 1831, CATER COLLECTION, NUMBER 181; ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 FROM A WATER COLOR PAINTED IN 1831, CATER COLLECTION, NUMBER 181; ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST - Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Historic American Buildings Survey E. H. Pickering, Photographer June 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST – Waterloo Row, 606-628 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

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