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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The Fitch Dustdown Company
801 South Howard Street, Baltimore
ca. 1940
John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973)
8x10 inch film negative
Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Maryland Historical Society
MC9265 B
Full image and detail. Click to enlarge.
Janitorial supplier Fitch Dustdown Company is now known as Fitch Company. You can read about their history on their website. The History page happens to feature this exact photograph (cropped).
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