Baltimore Waterfront, Maryland, 1904 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Baltimore Waterfront, Maryland, 1904, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Waterfront of Baltimore
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Baltimore Waterfront, Maryland, 1904
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Baltimore in 1904 was a major Atlantic port, and its waterfront handled grain, coal, tobacco, and other goods moving between ships, warehouses, and rail lines. Earlier that year, the Great Baltimore Fire swept through the downtown business district and destroyed a large part of the commercial core, leaving many firms without offices or warehouses. Rebuilding was already under way, and the city's population, roughly half a million at the 1900 census, was spreading into new neighborhoods and streetcar suburbs. Shipping, canning, and the oyster and seafood trade on the Chesapeake gave the harbor its daily rhythm, and residents knew the water's edge as the place where the city's work and its fortunes met.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Creator | schaefer, j. w. (john william) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Maryland |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,270 × 1,217 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Waterfront of Baltimore |
| Reference | MD Baltimore Waterfront 1904 |
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