MSA SC 304-3-1
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1904
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00/09/02/11
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The Great Fire of Baltimore, February 7, 1904, the story of the fire with photos (Book of the Royal Blue, March 1904)
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MSA SC 304-3-2
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00/09/02/11
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The Flying Frenches, a Baltimore family whose name is synonymous with flying. Howard W. French was one of the Army's first pilots and trained many more.
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MSA SC 304-3-3
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00/09/02/11
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Dentistry as a profession originated in Baltimore in 1840. Horace H. Hayden and Chapin A. Harris are recognized as the leaders in this.
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MSA SC 304-3-4
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00/09/02/11
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Facts about Baltimore told in brief sentences. Includes a number of "firsts," and illustrating the city's progress.
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MSA SC 304-3-5
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1907/12/15
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00/09/02/11
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Biographical sketch of John Widgeon, who rose from slavery to become a scientist at the Maryland Academy of Sciences (Baltimore Sun, December 15, 1907)
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MSA SC 304-3-6
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1940/07/17
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00/09/02/11
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Newspaper photos of Baltimore - old and new (The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Wednesday, July 17, 1940)
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MSA SC 304-3-7
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00/09/02/11
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The Revere Copper and Brass, Inc., founded by Paul Revere in 1801, still has two plants in Baltimore in 1940 - history of company's evolution. As of 1940, Revere's great grandson E.H.R. Revere sits on the board of directors.
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MSA SC 304-3-8
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00/09/02/11
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The Maryland College of Pharmacy (now the School of Pharmacy of the University of Maryland) celebrates its 100th anniversary (The Sun, Baltimore, June 1, 1941). It is the third oldest school of pharmacy in the country, preceded only by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1821) and the New York College of Pharmacy (1829).
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MSA SC 304-3-9
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1934/05/26
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00/09/02/11
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Obituary of William Hunter Surratt (May 26, 1934), grandson of Mary Surratt, who was executed as an accomplice in Lincoln's assassination. The town of Surrattsville was named in the family's honor.
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MSA SC 304-3-10
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00/09/02/11
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Former Judge J. Upshur Dennis - obituary with portrait and biographical sketch. He was a retired member of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore and came from a long line of people in public life and politics. He died of a stroke on September 12, 1916.
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MSA SC 304-3-11
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00/09/02/11
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Francis B. Livesey's 1909 autobiography as published in a newspaper. He was a champion of the abolition of public schools and wrote many letters to that effect.
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MSA SC 304-3-12
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1940/04/09
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00/09/02/11
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Baltimore's Welfare Department was created in December 1934. This April 9, 1940 Evening Sun article gives its history and how its budget is spent.
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MSA SC 304-3-13
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00/09/02/11
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Miscellaneous articles on various topics of Baltimore history, including three of Carroll Dulaney's Day By Day reminiscenses dating from 1936-1941.
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MSA SC 304-3-14
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1932/01/17
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00/09/02/11
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Biography of Edgar Allan Poe, by Wyllys Rede (The Baltimore Sun, January 17, 1932). Although Poe was born in Boston, he spent most of his adult life (his creative years) in Baltimore, where much of his family lived, and is buried there.
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MSA SC 304-3-15
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1931/08/16
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00/09/02/11
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Biography of Johns Hopkins, by Harry S. Sherwood (The Baltimore Sun, August 16, 1931). On the reverse is a story of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and how it identifies criminals by their fingerprints (authored by Charles J.V. Murphy).
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