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PHOTO. Photograph Collections

 Classification
Identifier: PHOTO
MCHC has a variety of different photograph collections. Browse the collections broken down by type from the list on the right of the screen.

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

Canton Improvement Association photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0118
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of the residential and industrial area of the Canton neighborhood in Baltimore. Also included are photographs of neighborhood events, as well as images of homes and churches.

Dates: 1973-1985

Carter photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0022
Abstract This collection contains photographs made or collected by William M. Carter, many depicting Baltimore scenes : businesses, churches, fires, harbor, houses, parks, neighborhoods including Fells Point and Waverly, railroads, schools, streets, and waterways. There are Carter family scenes showing friends and pets, with general domestic scenes and family celebrations. Other subjects include holidays (July 4, Christmas), Baltimore parades and festivals such as the 1906 Homecoming, the 1912...
Dates: 1906-1916

Chamber of Commerce photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1966.6
Abstract

The Chamber of Commerce photograph collection consists of 1 box of 282 photographs from the files of the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce. The photographs date from 1953 to circa 1966. The majority are photographic prints, with a few film negatives, depicting views around Baltimore City including buildings, political events, sporting events, and maritime scenes.

Dates: 1953-circa 1966

Clara Lips photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0149
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of parks, monuments, and buildings in Baltimore and Washington D.C. Also included are images of African-American women and children, as well as a group portrait of Spanish prisoners captured during the Spanish-American War. The dates of the collection span 1898-1902.

Dates: 1898-1902

Clarence Becket collection of Maryland National Guard aerial photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0144
Abstract

This collection includes Aerial views of Maryland taken by the Maryland National Guard, including the Inner Harbor and Downtown Baltimore, United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Fort McHenry, as well as sites affected by flooding in 1936.

Dates: 1935-1940

Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1984.22
Abstract

This collection consists of nine boxes of more than 2400 photographs taken as part of an architectural survey of Baltimore neighborhoods by the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) in the 1960s. The photographs, almost all 3 ½" x 3 ½" or 3 ½" x 5” black and white photographic prints, are exterior views of buildings identified by street and street number. There are also twelve 35mm negatives.

Dates: circa 1964-1969, 1967

Davenport photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: 1986.98.15
Abstract

The Davenport photograph album contains 92 photographs of the Gray family. The images are primarily unidentified portraits showing the family in backyards, parks, and at the beach. Photographs are mostly undated, but appear to be from the 1920’s and 30’s.

Dates: 1920-1921

DeCourcy Wright Thom photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0121
Abstract

This collection includes photographs of the interior and exterior views of the Thom and the Gordon family homes in Baltimore, circa 1892-1902.

Dates: 1892-1902

Dr. Charles F. Elvers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0218
Abstract

This collection contains over 60 images of Elvers, his airplane, aviation events, and trips around the Western United States and Mexico, circa 1900-1940.

Dates: 1900-1940

D.R. Stiltz and Company photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0106
Abstract

This collection contains views of Baltimore circa 1864 by Daniel R. Stiltz of D.R. Stiltz and Company.

Dates: 1864