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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 297 Collections and/or Records:

Crown Cork and Seal photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0033
Abstract

This collection contains photographic negatives and positives on glass plates, used by the Crown Cork and Seal Company of Baltimore in the manufacture of bottle caps. The dates of the collection span 1939-1945.

Dates: 1939-1945

Daily Record photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0320
Abstract

This collection contains over 8,000 images taken by staff photographers. The collection is arranged in four series: Portraits; Buildings, Businesses, Events, Places; Negatives; and Prints. Portraits of prominent business people, lawyers, and other professionals from the 1970s to 1990s comprise the bulk of images.

Dates: 1953-1999; Majority of material found within 1977-1999

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

David Bendann photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1969.26
Abstract

The David Bendann Photograph Collection consists of three boxes of 33 glass and film negatives taken by Baltimore photographer and artist David Bendann . There are a few self portraits of Bendann. Most of the photographs are unidentified portraits or photographs of paintings or lithographs, including portraits of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson.

Dates: 1902, undated

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

Denton photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0120
Abstract

This collection contains photographs by Leroy Francis Smith depicting buildings and scenes in and around Denton in Carolina County, Maryland circa 1906.

Dates: 1906

Despeaux-Mitchell photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0282
Abstract

The collection contains photographs and genealogical materials related to the Despeaux family, including Gore, Eccleston, Steen, and Mitchell family lines. The collection also contains photographs and U.S. Army service records of James I. Mitchell a member of the U.S. Army’s 29th division during World War II.

Dates: 1852-1973

Donald Reichle photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0290
Abstract This collection consists of photographs of historic structures in Maryland taken by Donald Reichle, a resident of Columbia, Maryland. Counties represented include: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Saint Mary’s, Talbot, and Washington. Images from Baltimore City, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, can also be found in the collection. There are also some materials related to Reichle’s career as an engineer and...
Dates: 1969-2012

Donald T. Tschudy collection of Keidel photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0087
Abstract

This collection contains a portrait of Henry Keidel, founder of a Baltimore-based hardware enterprise. Also included are views of Dickeyville, Baltimore.

Dates: 1924

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