Category Archives: 1930s

“Young boy in Baltimore slum area” smoking a cigarette, July, 1938

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Scott Huffines

Click for larger image Via Shorpy.com. Found on Baltimore Reddit.

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The Hindenburg flies over Baltimore, 1936

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Scott Huffines

Source: baltimoresun.com via Baltimore on Pinterest “A Flight on the Hindenburg: One Passenger’s Account” (www.airships.net) “A test of the air proved that the landing might be bumpy, as a gusty wind was blowing from a bad quarter. Our good luck. … Continue reading →

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Prohibition Repealed… Celebrations Deferred

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Celebrations Deferred Until Tomorrow Night (The Baltimore Sun, 12/5/1933) After fourteen years, four months and five days scenes reminiscent of the night of June 30, 1919, will be enacted at hotels and elsewhere in Baltimore tomorrow night. On that night … Continue reading →

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“Chubby” from The Little Rascals Gets a Headstone After 76 Years

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Emma O’Connor (Time, 11/12/2012) Our Gang, the short-film series better known as The Little Rascals, starred dozens of child actors who skated through the hilarious antics of growing up in the Great Depression era. While their adventures were wholly fictional, … Continue reading →

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Gayety Theatre, 1935

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Scott Huffines

(Md. Historical Society Photographs, 8/22/2012) Gayety Theatre 405 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore ca. 1935 John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973) 8 x 10 inch film negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC9253 .1 Tags: maryland historical society

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