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Runaway Slave Reward Poster

Date: 05 10 1855
Description: A poster advertising a $100 reward to be issued by Marcus Du Val for his runaway "servant" Matthew Turner. The poster includes a physical description of th...
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Lexington Market

Date: 1905
Description: People standing and posing outdoors. Caption reads: "Lexington Market."
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Children on the Picket Line

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: Striking members of Packinghouse Workers Local 392 in Baltimore getting ready for Children's Day on the picket line. Frank McCarty, of the UPWA, is about t...
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Truck of High Grade Sanitary Sodas

Date: 1916
Description: A man sits in an International truck. The truck carries high grade sanitary sodas, presumably from the company of Wm. Williams and the Baltimore Bottling W...
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"Tractorette" School

Date: 1942
Description: A group of seated young women at "Tractorette" School are instructed by John Schneider outside Nodaway County Implement Company, an International Harvester...
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4-Can Milk Cooler at IH Dealership

Date: 11 30 1936
Description: Two McCormick-Deering dealers look into a 4-can milk cooler on display at the Industrial Tractor and Equipment Company.
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Remington Rand Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-15-M (Metro) truck owned by Davidson Transfer & Storage Co. and operated under lease by Remington Rand, Inc., in Baltimore. A man is ...
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Archer's Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a uniform standing at the back of an International Metro truck owned by Archer's Laundry [and] Dry Cleaning. The side of the truck includes the sl...
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Regal Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body owned by the Regal Laundry. According to the original caption, the truck was o...
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Merchants Delivery, Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed driver stepping down from an International model D-2-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body in a residential neighborhood. According ...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down the cobblestone Main Street lined with storefronts. Features a large tree in the foreground as well as a horse-drawn carriage parked next to a re...
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Trolley Car

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Description: View down street towards a trolley car which began running in 1933.
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Display of Clothing Belonging to Barbara Fritchie

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Description: Clothing display containing shoes, a fan, gloves, a shawl, and other items worn by Barbara Fritchie (1766-1862), a heroine who defied General Stonewall Jac...
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Display of China and Silver Belonging to Barbara Fritchie

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Description: Display containing china and silver owned by Barbara Fritchie (1766-1862), a heroine who defied General Stonewall Jackson and the invading troops. Sign at ...
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Mansion House

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c...
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Western Maryland Lumber Company Truck

Date: 04 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of men from the Western Maryland Lumber Company loading lumber onto the back of a Model 63 International truck. Piles of lumber are arranged ...
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Baltimore Branch House

Date: 04 17 1925
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch building. Several automobiles are parked backed up to the curb. On the right, a smaller building...
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Hemmeter Auto & Electrical Supplies Storefront

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: A display window for the "F. HEMMETER, JR. AUTO & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES RADIOS - TIRES" showing a scale model diorama of an International truck and two men i...
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E.S. Adkins & Co. Delivery Truck at Lumber Yard

Date: 06 18 1925
Description: A E.S. Adkins & Co. delivery truck with a trailer at a lumber yard.
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Dairy Delivery Truck

Date: 06 18 1925
Description: A dairy delivery truck parked in front of a building with a sign that reads: "R.D. Grier & Sons Co." The sign painted on the side of the truck reads: "Peni...

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