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A German submarine at Locust Point, John Wilkes Booth’s Baltimore debut and the brewery towers on Gay Street. These are the Ghosts of Baltimore stories readers keep coming back to.

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Baltimore rooftops and chimneys with the Washington Monument rising at the right and church towers in the distance.The Washington Monument Above a City of RooftopsMay 11, 2023The German merchant submarine Deutschland off Baltimore in July 1916, crew on deck and a tug pouring smoke alongsideThe German Submarine That Docked at Locust Point in 1916Sep 30, 2013A detailed bird’s-eye drawing of Baltimore with harbor piers and boats in the foreground and downtown streets extending into the distance.Baltimore Rebuilt, Seen From Above in 1912Sep 20, 2013

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Discarded tires cover a muddy harbor shore, with boats and industrial structures beyond the water.The Tires Along the Middle Branch, January 1973Sep 19, 2013A colored map of Baltimore County with an inset street plan of Baltimore and illustrations around its border.City Streets and Country Roads on an 1857 MapSep 17, 2013An 1801 plan of Baltimore showing colored city blocks, the harbor, Jones Falls and the surrounding countryside.Where Baltimore Ended on an 1801 MapSep 12, 2013A boy smoking a cigarette while seated on wooden steps beside an open doorway.A Boy on the Steps, Baltimore in 1938Sep 10, 2013Seated studio portrait of John Wilkes Booth holding a cane, with a handwritten inscription above.Before the Infamy: John Wilkes Booth’s Baltimore DebutSep 9, 2013The American Brewery’s ornate towers, arched windows and main entrance, photographed in 1973.The Brewery Behind the Towers on Gay StreetSep 6, 2013
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