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You have to check this one out. We uncovered it on YouTube (of course). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEJLhcfaT4A

Some incredible film footage of Baltimore in the 1920s. Don't miss this one.

Here's a photo which appears to be from some time in the 19th century. Source: Library of Congress

This is a pretty interesting piece of history. In July 1916, the German Merchant Marine U-Boat Deutschland arrived in Baltimore. Source: Kevin Mueller The submarine Deutschland...

Wow ... you gotta love this one. It's a drawing of Baltimore published by Norman T.A. Munder & Co. in 1912. If you like...

This is bleak. Times were tough in the 1970s. Here's a shot of what Baltimore Harbor looked like in 1973. Source: U.S. National Archives

What a great old antebellum map of Baltimore and the county. This one is from 1857 and we dug it up at...

What an incredible old map. This is Warner & Hanna's map of the city in 1801. Source: Johns Hopkins Library

Source: Jordan Lloyd And here's a link to the original.

This is absolutely amazing. We found the original advertisement in the Baltimore Sun for John Wilkes Booth's acting debut in Richard III. The play...

Photos like this are the reason we love doing this blog. And, what makes it even better is that the building is still around....

Here is another great photo from the Library of Congress. It shows the hospital at Johns Hopkins in 1903. Source: Library of Congress

This is amazing ... just as cool as the 360-degree view of Civil War D.C. from the Capitol Dome. It's a full 360-degree panorama...