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Election visits, sporting occasions, riots and the arrival of new ways to travel. These posts follow particular moments in Baltimore through photographs and newspaper accounts.

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Harry S Truman addressing the crowd at a train stop in Baltimore in June of 1948. (Robert F. Kniesche/Baltimore Sun)President Truman’s 1948 Campaign Stop in BaltimoreAug 1, 2016Baltimore Riot 1968 Bentalou St. at EdmonsonBaltimore After the 1968 RiotsMar 29, 2016View of motorists in 1907 Peerless car in front of Washington Monument in Baltimore, Maryland. Label on front: "Lazarnick. F4048. Peerless car in front of Washington Monument, Balto., Md. June 19." Stamped on back: "Photo by N. Lazarnick, 29 West 42nd Street, New York." Handwritten on back: "Peerless, 1907. Peerless car in front of Washington Monument, Baltimore. Wednesday, June 19."The 1907 Glidden Tour Stops in BaltimoreApr 20, 2015

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Evening Sun front-page photo headed Where Bomb Damaged Mayor's Home, showing the wrecked rear of the Broening house, August 6, 1927The 1927 Bombing of Mayor Broening’s Home in BaltimoreMar 30, 2015Bullets v. Capitals box scoreWhen the Baltimore Bullets Won 33–32 in 1944Mar 14, 2014Champion Orioles of 1894 Lying on the ground are: John McGraw and Willie Keeler. Front row: "Kid" Bill Gleason, Joe Kelly, Ned Hanlon, Wilbert Robinson, Bill Hoffer, and Hughie Jennings. Second row: Walter Brody, Henry Reitz, John McMahon, Frank Bowerman, and Artie Pool. Third row: Arthur Clarkson, George Hemming, George Carey and Bill Clark.When Baltimore Celebrated the Orioles’ 1894 PennantMar 12, 2014Why Baltimore’s Mayor Opposed a Virginia Airport in 1949Mar 5, 2014glass of whiskyBaltimore’s Whisky Specials to a Dry Washington in 1918Feb 20, 2014Film of Baltimore’s April 1968 UnrestJan 29, 2014
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