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Crescite et Multiplicamini: Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore – Historic Reproduction

Crescite et Multiplicamini: Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore — historic image
Crescite et Multiplicamini: Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore. Historic image from the Mid-Atlantic collection.

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Crescite et Multiplicamini: Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Crescite et Multiplicamini: Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore

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The Latin title, "Crescite et Multiplicamini" ("Be fruitful and multiply," from Genesis 1:28), sets this view apart from the usual exterior views of Ford's Grand Opera House in Baltimore. The phrase is a biblical command, so it suggests a sly or moralizing joke rather than a straight record of the building. Ford's, which opened in the early 1870s on Baltimore Street, was one of the city's largest and most fashionable playhouses, drawing touring stars and crowded audiences. Prints like this one often circulated among theatergoers and were worth a second look for their commentary on the public life of the time.

Original scan8,206 × 6,544 px · prints to 27 × 22 in at 300 dpi
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