Starting in circa 1850, the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) photographic collection contains well over one million items including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cartes-de-visite, albumen prints, salted paper prints, acetate negatives, and more. Photographs are part of MdHS's Special Collections Department, H. Furlong Baldwin Library.
Digital reproductions of originals are property of MdHS. For image reproduction and permission info: MdHS Imaging Services. Feel free to share these images with proper citation.
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Curated by Jennifer A. Ferretti (former Curator of Photographs, MdHS). I am not an MdHS employee and in no way represent the institution. All views are my own.
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![Interior of tenement house [children and adult in kitchen]September 1925Hughes Company (for “Community Fund”)8x10 inch acetate negativeBaltimore City Life Museum CollectionMaryland Historical SocietyMC6340 .2
A location for this photograph was not provided but considering that it was taken by Baltimore-based Hughes Company, and the fact that it was collected by the Baltimore City Life Museum and not noted as non-Maryland, it is more than likely Baltimore.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42wr70OIG1qgikbdo1_500.jpg "Interior of tenement house [children and adult in kitchen]September 1925Hughes Company (for “Community Fund”)8x10 inch acetate negativeBaltimore City Life Museum CollectionMaryland Historical SocietyMC6340 .2
A location for this photograph was not provided but considering that it was taken by Baltimore-based Hughes Company, and the fact that it was collected by the Baltimore City Life Museum and not noted as non-Maryland, it is more than likely Baltimore.")
Interior of tenement house [children and adult in kitchen]
September 1925
Hughes Company (for “Community Fund”)
8x10 inch acetate negative
Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Maryland Historical Society
MC6340 .2
A location for this photograph was not provided but considering that it was taken by Baltimore-based Hughes Company, and the fact that it was collected by the Baltimore City Life Museum and not noted as non-Maryland, it is more than likely Baltimore.
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