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Front of large house showing people sitting on porch and African American woman at right, circa 1890

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: PP156.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of one box with five folders containing 15 photographs, which are undated and unidentified. They are thought to originate circa 1890, and may depict the property known as Grove Hill in Montgomery County, Maryland. There are images of grounds and buildings, including a clapboard house and outbuildings. There are images of people near the house, including an African American family and domestic workers. Other subjects include a horse and carriage and a wooden dam on a...
Dates: circa 1890

Marcia Noyes and unidentified African-American woman and child, 1880-1889

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: PP253.08
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Marcia Noyes Photograph Collection consists of 1 box of 32 photographs dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. The majority are images of Marcia Noyes. The items are organized in rough chronological order.

Dates: Other: 1880-1889

Mary Ann Howard (Mother of Prof. Wm. Howard—African-American woman), undated

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: PP180.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lydia Howard de Roth Photograph Collection consists of two boxes of 228 items including photographs, printed ephemera, and prints relating to the de Roth, DeFord, Morris, and Howard families. It also includes a collection of photographs of paintings of Howard ancestors, including John Eager Howard. There are also images of Severn Teackle Wallis, Hubert Latham, and Joan of Arc.Two diplomas of Lydia DeFord de Roth, 1915 and 1921, have been removed from the collection and...
Dates: undated

Unidentified African American woman, Atkinson family cook, Garrison, Md., circa 1897-1907

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: PP76.29
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of one box with four folders, three of which contain 61 modern photoprints made from glass negatives circa 1897-1898, depicting the Atkinson family, friends, and home in Garrison (Baltimore County), as well as scenes of recreational activities in the Greenspring Valley, especially at the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club. Also depicted is a Maryland National Guard 5th Regiment encampment at Camp Wilmer, Pimlico (then Baltimore County). In addition, there is one folder of...
Dates: circa 1897-1907

Students making hammocks, baskets, and caning chairs, including African American soldier, 1918 - 1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: PP148.20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of one box with 14 folders containing 70 photoprints made circa 1918-1920. The photographs were made by the Hughes Company, and some of them were printed in the menu/program for a dinner honoring Sir Arthur Pearson on Jan. 16, 1919. All photos are mounted on cloth, with captions on the verso. However, as the photos were previously bound into a book, the caption for each image is attached to the leaf in front of it. Photographs include soldiers at the Red...
Dates: 1918 - 1920

[Unidentified African-American boy leaning against a fence], circa 1973-1990s

 File — Box: 18
Identifier: PP291.6325
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Baltimore Chronicle Photograph Collection consists of 18 boxes of more than 7600 photographs from the archives of the Baltimore Chronicle Newspaper. The majority of the photographs date from the 1973 – 1990s. Materials include photographic prints and 35mm negatives, both black and white and color. Many of the photographs were published in the Baltimore Chronicle. MS 3185, Baltimore Chronicle Newspaper Collection contains the complete print run of the newspaper – minus a few issues.

Dates: circa 1973-1990s

[Event honoring African-American Judges, presided over by Mayor Clarence Du Burns?], 1987

 File — Box: 15
Identifier: PP291.6376 - .6381
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Baltimore Chronicle Photograph Collection consists of 18 boxes of more than 7600 photographs from the archives of the Baltimore Chronicle Newspaper. The majority of the photographs date from the 1973 – 1990s. Materials include photographic prints and 35mm negatives, both black and white and color. Many of the photographs were published in the Baltimore Chronicle. MS 3185, Baltimore Chronicle Newspaper Collection contains the complete print run of the newspaper – minus a few issues.

Dates: 1987

"Under the Dome of Johns Hopkins Hospital", African-American children and rowhomes, 1957 July

 File — Box: 37
Identifier: PP79.2961
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 37 boxes of more than 6,000 photographic prints and negatives. All photographs were shot by Robert Kniesche, unless otherwise noted in the container list. As a photojournalist, Kniesche captured a wide variety of subject matter in Maryland and particularly in Baltimore. The collection feature quintessential Baltimore scenes, including images of the "The Block", Arabbers, painted screens, and marble steps. There are photos of public buildings, churches,...
Dates: 1957 July

[Miscellaneous portraits, including African-American woman speaking from pulpit], 1966

 File — Box: 27
Identifier: PP177.8810 - .8838
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Richard Childress Photograph Collection consists of 32 boxes of more than 20,600 photographs. The collection includes prints and film negatives dating from late 1950s before Childress joined the Baltimore Sun, to 1984, the year he died. Childress covered virtually everything newsworthy for the Sun: protests, sports, social and cultural events, politics, automobile accidents, house fires, fairs, festivals, and parades, military events, and more. The collection is broken down...
Dates: 1966