Category Archives: 1900s

Unidentified People with their Pets, Baltimore, 1900s

Posted on October 3, 2012 by atomictv

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 10/3/2012) [Unidentified people with their pets] ca. 1900-1925 Unidentified photographer 4 x 5 inch glass negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC8255 M MC8255 N MC8255 J Maryland Historical Society MC9253 .1

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Baltimore’s Auto Race History Goes Back More Than A Century

Posted on February 23, 2012 by atomictv

By Larry Jendras Jr. (PressBox, Issue 164, 8/2011) With the popularity of auto racing growing across the nation during recent years, newer fans may not realize the long history the sport has in Baltimore. The last speedway in the immediate … Continue reading →

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Slideshow: Great Baltimore Fire of 1904

Posted on February 15, 2012 by atomictv

The Baltimore Sun The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 started at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 7 and raged on until 5 p.m. the next day. The fire began inside the John E. Hurst & Company building, causing an explosion that … Continue reading →

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A Good Cow Electrocuted in Baltimore (1901)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by atomictv

Scott’s note: Mary Nickel was my great-great-great grandmother, the first of the Nickels to come to Baltimore from Bavaria. She operated a dairy farm near Dundalk. My mother Mary Jacqueline was named after her. Good Cow Electrocuted (9/24/1901) A valuable cow, … Continue reading →

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