Category Archives: 1960s

Beatlemania in Baltimore

Posted on September 11, 2014 by atomictv

By Underbelly (Md. Historical Society Library Dept., 9/11/2014) As Baltimore celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner and the successful defense of Fort McHenry from invading British forces, there’s another British invasion worth remembering. It occurred fifty years ago … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Baltimore Film Festival

Posted on August 4, 2014 by almosthipguy

The Indie Film Progenitor of the Maryland Film Festival In celebration of this year’s 16th annual Maryland Film Festival, Siobhan Hagan of the Maryland Moving Image Archive (MarMIA) compiled a history of Baltimore film festivals  and posted the results this … Continue reading →

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HARRY: Baltimore’s Underground Journal debuts (1969)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by almosthipguy

Scanning through the microfilm rolls of the “Underground Newspaper Collection” in the Enoch Pratt Central Library’s Periodicals department,  I came across the very first issue of “Harry: Baltimore’s Underground Journal” from November 13, 1969. The bi-weekly publication sold for 25 … Continue reading →

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A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by almosthipguy

We just came across this self-described “very subjective” guide to Baltimore underground press titles on microfilm that John Duda published in the Indypendent Reader. – BoL A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970) By John Duda (Indypendent Reader, Winter … Continue reading →

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