Md. Historical Society Photographs

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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Interior of St. Andrew’s ChurchLeonardtown, Marylandca. 1902Photographer unknownSubject Vertical File (St. Mary’s County)Maryland Historical Society [SVF]
St. Andrew’s Church, on “Three Notched Road”, was built in 1767. The church is on the National Register of Historic Places. 
Although the actual image is not in great shape, the condition of the photograph itself would be much worse had this photograph not been dry mounted on mat board. The typed label is a welcome addition to this photograph for research purposes and creates questions about how and why the image was originally displayed or used. 

Interior of St. Andrew’s Church
Leonardtown, Maryland
ca. 1902
Photographer unknown
Subject Vertical File (St. Mary’s County)
Maryland Historical Society 
[SVF]

St. Andrew’s Church, on “Three Notched Road”, was built in 1767. The church is on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Although the actual image is not in great shape, the condition of the photograph itself would be much worse had this photograph not been dry mounted on mat board. The typed label is a welcome addition to this photograph for research purposes and creates questions about how and why the image was originally displayed or used. 

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