Baltimore scenes. Mt. Vernon area, undated

The collection consists of 1 box, with 13 folders and one album, containing 200 items with 129 photoprints from ca. 1940-1985. The bulk of the collection (84 photoprints, and 50 xeroxed pages with commentary from the discarded album that originally contained the photos) documents damage to the city of London, England from air raids during World War II in the early 1940s. There are also portraits of Boone during service in the U.S. Army, and of other individuals including members of Boone’s family. There are unidentified group portraits of what appear to be military companies, and a signed portrait of Walter T. Graham. Other subjects include the Mt. Vernon area of Baltimore city, including a photo of the Boone-Elder Company liquor store.

Note: Collection also contains assorted memorabilia (21 items), including: Boone’s military identification card, 1945; Boone’s certificate of merit from the United States Army, 1945; Ada O'’Donnell Boone’s calling card; postcards of Rochefort-en-Terre; certificates honoring Boone from the Baltimore City Police and Fire Departments, 1964-1972; greeting cards with fire themes.