Oyster shuckers and milk men at work ... horse-drawn carriages and electric streetcars ... soldiers...
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Oyster shuckers and milk men at work ... horse-drawn carriages and electric streetcars ... soldiers leaving for the First World War and returning home as heroes ... suffragists marching in the streets ... the Great Fire of 1904. Baltimore: When She Was What She Used to Be takes an affectionate look back at the city of a bygone era. More than 250 vintage photographs - many never before published - and a selection of period newspaper and magazine articles capture the essence of American city life from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Here are the places - tranquil parks, crowded fish markets, bustling wharves, broad residential avenues - and the people - policemen, office workers, piano makers, lacrosse players, Sunday strollers - of a Baltimore that, although long gone, still resonates with us today. This is a book to reward the attention of anyone interested in Baltimore itself or in the use of photographs to weave a story - and cast a spell - replete with history, nostalgia, and humor.
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