Category Archives: 1900s

Baltimore Oyster Luggers (1905)

Shorpy.com: Baltimore circa 1905. “Oyster luggers at the docks.” Panorama made from two 8×10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

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Oyster Growing on a Set of False Teeth

(Weird Universe, 11/26/2012) Oysters will grow on almost any surface, including false teeth, if that’s what happens to be available. The tooth-growing oyster shown above was found in the Chesapeake Bay in 1898, and sent to the Smithsonian where they … Continue reading

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Baltimore in Song

Thanks to Chris Richardson and his fantastic blog zeroto180 (“Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic: Discoveries of a Pop Music Archaeologist”) for his recent piece “90+ Years of Baltimore in Song” – a comprehensive listing of tunes that reference … Continue reading

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H. L. Mencken rips Gum-shoe Steiner & sour old maids at Pratt Library

The following excerpt was published in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun (“Sage Words” by Mary Carole McCauley, September 21, 2014). It’s taken from H.L. Mencken, “The Days Trilogy, Expanded Edition,” edited by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers (Copyright 2014 by The Library of America, … Continue reading

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