Category Archives: 1930s

Gayety Tavern

Posted on June 22, 2012 by atomictv

Gayety Tavern, interior view with customers Baltimore ca. 1935 John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973) 8×10 inch acetate negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society Photographs (mdhsphotographs.tumblr.com)

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1937 Pikesville Rye ad

Posted on June 5, 2012 by atomictv
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Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ Falls Ill, 1935

Posted on May 24, 2012 by atomictv

“Norman Chaney, child movie star, is mysteriously ill in a Baltimore hospital with a glandular ailment which cut short his movie career two and a half years ago. Chaney, known as “Chubby” in “Our Gang” pictures, at 17 is four … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser aims to give Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ a headstone

Posted on May 16, 2012 by almosthipguy

Baltimore child star Norman Chaney has lain in unmarked grave for decades By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/10/2012) Only people who know where to look would be able to pay respects to Norman Chaney, who is buried in an … Continue reading →

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