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• 20:48, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Political - Brunswick businessmen and civic leader Circa 1960 (2).png (We've posted a similar photo of these prominent Brunswick businessmen and civic leaders of the time. We believe that this photo was taken in the early 1960s. If that is the Scheer Stadium scoreboard in the distance on the left, the men may have been surveying the future site of Brunswick High School. From the left are Claude Lutman (People's Bank President), Harry George Jr. (S.W. George Co.) Rev. Ralph Miller (Pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church), Richard Bowers (Litten's Chevrolet salesman)...)
• 20:42, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Ladies Gathering laughter.png (This is nice photo of a ladies gathering back in the day where some were having a laugh. Miss Georgia Hood is on the left. Elizabeth Fry is elsewhere according to library records. Maybe 3rd from left? Fran New is laughing on the far right. Can anyone guess the occasion and identify the ladies and in what order? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:42, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Ladies Gathering laughter.png (This is nice photo of a ladies gathering back in the day where some were having a laugh. Miss Georgia Hood is on the left. Elizabeth Fry is elsewhere according to library records. Maybe 3rd from left? Fran New is laughing on the far right. Can anyone guess the occasion and identify the ladies and in what order? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:38, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Young boy overlooking tracks in east end.jpg (In this iconic photo in the age of steam, a young boy looks out over a line of hopper cars, which carried coal and coke. The cars in the distance are refrigerator cars, commonly called "reefers". See the coal tipple, a locomotive and the B&O Shops in the background. The boy's location is somewhere on what's now E. Potomac Street close to the old Moose Club. It may date to the early 1900s. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Kids)
• 20:38, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Young boy overlooking tracks in east end.jpg (In this iconic photo in the age of steam, a young boy looks out over a line of hopper cars, which carried coal and coke. The cars in the distance are refrigerator cars, commonly called "reefers". See the coal tipple, a locomotive and the B&O Shops in the background. The boy's location is somewhere on what's now E. Potomac Street close to the old Moose Club. It may date to the early 1900s. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Kids)
• 20:34, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Johnnys Barber-Christmas Ad.jpg (This ad for Johnny's Barber Shop at 20 W. Potomac Street ran in the Blade-Times during the 1964 Christmas season. The proprietor of the shop was John Ventimiglia. (Blade-Times ad courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:34, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Johnnys Barber-Christmas Ad.jpg (This ad for Johnny's Barber Shop at 20 W. Potomac Street ran in the Blade-Times during the 1964 Christmas season. The proprietor of the shop was John Ventimiglia. (Blade-Times ad courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:15, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Wenner's Hill Christmas Tree.jpg (On the right was the tall Wenner's Hill neighborhood Christmas Tree at 605 N. Maple Avenue in 1959. For years in the 1950s and '60s, the Charles Harrington family decorated a huge pine tree in their yard at 605 N. Maple Avenue where neighborhood children performed “The Christmas Story,” recited the “Night Before Christmas,” and sang carols. Afterwards, Santa greeted the kids with “Christmas Boxes”, which included a bag of hard candy and an orange. Nathan Sean Stone Pretty cool seeing the ho...)
• 20:15, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Wenner's Hill Christmas Tree.jpg (On the right was the tall Wenner's Hill neighborhood Christmas Tree at 605 N. Maple Avenue in 1959. For years in the 1950s and '60s, the Charles Harrington family decorated a huge pine tree in their yard at 605 N. Maple Avenue where neighborhood children performed “The Christmas Story,” recited the “Night Before Christmas,” and sang carols. Afterwards, Santa greeted the kids with “Christmas Boxes”, which included a bag of hard candy and an orange. Nathan Sean Stone Pretty cool seeing the ho...)
• 20:12, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Teen Dance Damion & the Classics.jpg (A dance with Damion & the Classics sounds like fun right now. No alcohol, though.... Note the sponsor. Was anyone here or have friends or family who were members of the Merry Ladies Chapter of the Izaak Walton League? This ad ran in December 1964. Sherry Stull I used to attend every Damion and the Classics dance that I could possibly go to. The Brunswick Fire Hall was the best dance venue. Barbara Schaeffer Altman They use to play at the Legion for our Teen Club too. We had great bands th...)
• 20:12, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Teen Dance Damion & the Classics.jpg (A dance with Damion & the Classics sounds like fun right now. No alcohol, though.... Note the sponsor. Was anyone here or have friends or family who were members of the Merry Ladies Chapter of the Izaak Walton League? This ad ran in December 1964. Sherry Stull I used to attend every Damion and the Classics dance that I could possibly go to. The Brunswick Fire Hall was the best dance venue. Barbara Schaeffer Altman They use to play at the Legion for our Teen Club too. We had great bands th...)
• 20:07, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Millie Burch-Phillips.png (Millie Burch poses next to the office tree at Phillips Insurance Company when it was downtown on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:07, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Millie Burch-Phillips.png (Millie Burch poses next to the office tree at Phillips Insurance Company when it was downtown on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:04, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Merrimans Sisters Santa.jpg (The Merriman sisters--Kathy (4), Terry (9) and Cindy (7)--meet Santa at the 7th Street Shopping Center in Frederick, December 1962. We think Santa might have been Brunswick's own Paul Weitzel.  (Photo courtesy of Kathy Ann Merriman Sears) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:04, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Merrimans Sisters Santa.jpg (The Merriman sisters--Kathy (4), Terry (9) and Cindy (7)--meet Santa at the 7th Street Shopping Center in Frederick, December 1962. We think Santa might have been Brunswick's own Paul Weitzel.  (Photo courtesy of Kathy Ann Merriman Sears) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 19:44, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Tony Cincotta with ax.jpg (Tony Cincotta (right) strikes a jovial pose with an ax. This is another photo from the series documenting Rotarians cutting Christmas trees for a seasonal drive. Not sure whose back is turned. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 19:44, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Tony Cincotta with ax.jpg (Tony Cincotta (right) strikes a jovial pose with an ax. This is another photo from the series documenting Rotarians cutting Christmas trees for a seasonal drive. Not sure whose back is turned. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 19:41, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Smith-Spurrier Christmas 1952 Photo.jpg (Christmas 1952 at the Smith family home at 527 W. Potomac Street. In the photo, as listed on the back, but not in head order are: Earl, Clara & Helen Wright, Helen Spurrier, Gram Spurrier, Lee Smith (back right), Walter Wright, Frida & Floyd Smith (front right) The Spurriers lived across the street at 514 W. Potomac Street. Randy George My neighbors way back when. Lee’s parents home. Wonderful people and neighbors. Had a great model railroad set up in the attic. Brings back many childhood...)
• 19:41, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Smith-Spurrier Christmas 1952 Photo.jpg (Christmas 1952 at the Smith family home at 527 W. Potomac Street. In the photo, as listed on the back, but not in head order are: Earl, Clara & Helen Wright, Helen Spurrier, Gram Spurrier, Lee Smith (back right), Walter Wright, Frida & Floyd Smith (front right) The Spurriers lived across the street at 514 W. Potomac Street. Randy George My neighbors way back when. Lee’s parents home. Wonderful people and neighbors. Had a great model railroad set up in the attic. Brings back many childhood...)
• 19:36, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:SWGeorge&Co Christmas Ad.jpg (Joyous Noel from S.W. George & Co. We're not sure of the year, but likely early 1960s. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Advertising)
• 19:36, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:SWGeorge&Co Christmas Ad.jpg (Joyous Noel from S.W. George & Co. We're not sure of the year, but likely early 1960s. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Advertising)
• 19:35, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Litten's Christmas Ad.jpg (Christmas ad for Litten's Chevrolet-Olds dealership at 600 W. Potomac Street. Probably early 1960s. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Advertising)
• 19:35, 19 January 2025 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Litten's Christmas Ad.jpg (Christmas ad for Litten's Chevrolet-Olds dealership at 600 W. Potomac Street. Probably early 1960s. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Advertising)
• 20:35, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Christmas Tree Cutting Man with ax.jpeg (Some Brunswick Rotarians getting set to cut some Christmas trees sometime in the early 1950s. From left to right are former Brunswick Mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, farm owner T. West Claggett (with ax), unknown, garage owner West Schnauffer and realtor Lytle Baker. The location is unknown. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:35, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Christmas Tree Cutting Man with ax.jpeg (Some Brunswick Rotarians getting set to cut some Christmas trees sometime in the early 1950s. From left to right are former Brunswick Mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, farm owner T. West Claggett (with ax), unknown, garage owner West Schnauffer and realtor Lytle Baker. The location is unknown. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
• 20:32, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Senior Center Gathering.png (This photo is believed to have been a gathering at the old Senior Center when it was located on W. Potomac Street when Ethel Porter was coordinator. The Bank of Brunswick calendar indicates it was taken in March, 1968. Some of the people in the photo are Hazel Coffman (3rd from the left with her arm on the table), Vernon Kelley (2nd from right in front of the file cabinet), Rev. David Sparrow of the Mt. Zion AME Church in Knoxville on the far right. In the middle leaning forward is Hilda Sco...)
• 20:32, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Senior Center Gathering.png (This photo is believed to have been a gathering at the old Senior Center when it was located on W. Potomac Street when Ethel Porter was coordinator. The Bank of Brunswick calendar indicates it was taken in March, 1968. Some of the people in the photo are Hazel Coffman (3rd from the left with her arm on the table), Vernon Kelley (2nd from right in front of the file cabinet), Rev. David Sparrow of the Mt. Zion AME Church in Knoxville on the far right. In the middle leaning forward is Hilda Sco...)
• 20:30, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Albaugh Chevrolet Sales.jpg (A 1930 ad for Albaugh Chevrolet, a dealership which preceded Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile at the 600 W. Potomac Street location. Litten's started out on E. Potomac Street, where the former Moose Club lodge is located today. Look at those prices! Here's a little local automotive history from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" (1990): The location on West Potomac Street currently occupied by King Pizza (when it was at 111 W. Potomac) was the site of the Albaugh Agency that sold Chevrolets a...)
• 20:30, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Albaugh Chevrolet Sales.jpg (A 1930 ad for Albaugh Chevrolet, a dealership which preceded Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile at the 600 W. Potomac Street location. Litten's started out on E. Potomac Street, where the former Moose Club lodge is located today. Look at those prices! Here's a little local automotive history from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" (1990): The location on West Potomac Street currently occupied by King Pizza (when it was at 111 W. Potomac) was the site of the Albaugh Agency that sold Chevrolets a...)
• 20:27, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Locomotive-Roundhouse Taken from Bridge.jpg (In a photo taken from the bridge, the museum's caption reads: "This locomotive assists mainline trains by leading the train or adding extra power." Please share any additional observations of this scene. Judging from the cars, this is from the early 1970s. See the rooflines of the Gross Store, passenger station and YMCA on the left looking east. (Photo courtesy of Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 20:27, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Locomotive-Roundhouse Taken from Bridge.jpg (In a photo taken from the bridge, the museum's caption reads: "This locomotive assists mainline trains by leading the train or adding extra power." Please share any additional observations of this scene. Judging from the cars, this is from the early 1970s. See the rooflines of the Gross Store, passenger station and YMCA on the left looking east. (Photo courtesy of Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 20:25, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Brunswick Hardware Melvin Baker-Melvin Taylor.png (Melvin Baker and Melvin Taylor at Brunswick Hardware at 302 W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. Taylor originally a partner in the business with Leroy Strawsburg. Abbie Ricketts Melvin Baker came in every weekday morning and drank coffee bought at the Berlin Restaurant across the street. Jeff Sanbower They had anything you needed in that store. Chris Hamby Sylvia Puddy I like the old hardware store because they had a lot of the old stuff that a lot of these old houses still require. (Fro...)
• 20:25, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Hardware Melvin Baker-Melvin Taylor.png (Melvin Baker and Melvin Taylor at Brunswick Hardware at 302 W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. Taylor originally a partner in the business with Leroy Strawsburg. Abbie Ricketts Melvin Baker came in every weekday morning and drank coffee bought at the Berlin Restaurant across the street. Jeff Sanbower They had anything you needed in that store. Chris Hamby Sylvia Puddy I like the old hardware store because they had a lot of the old stuff that a lot of these old houses still require. (Fro...)
• 20:19, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade U.S. Navy Exhibit.png (This U.S. Navy exhibit featured a Navy RIM-8 Talos ramjet powered missile on a big truck as it rolled down W. Potomac Street. According to Owen Brown, the missile was first produced in 1955 and deployed in 1958. This must have been a late 1950s parade during the height of the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:19, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade U.S. Navy Exhibit.png (This U.S. Navy exhibit featured a Navy RIM-8 Talos ramjet powered missile on a big truck as it rolled down W. Potomac Street. According to Owen Brown, the missile was first produced in 1955 and deployed in 1958. This must have been a late 1950s parade during the height of the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:14, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Cloverettes.jpeg (This majorette team marching in the unseasonably warm 1961 Veterans Day Parade are believed to have been called the Cloverettes. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:14, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Cloverettes.jpeg (This majorette team marching in the unseasonably warm 1961 Veterans Day Parade are believed to have been called the Cloverettes. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:08, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Square Dance Club.jpeg (The Roundhouse 8 Square Dance Club dancing on their Veterans Day Parade float sometime in the 1960s. Danny Miller was the caller (with microphone). His wife Rosie is on the podium dancing next to him. The man sitting in front of them facing the camera was John Himes. Linda Dawson (Lucas) was dancing on the far left facing the camera. Angela Lucas Mostoller Have never seen this pic before 💕 my mom Linda Dawson Lucas is on the left. Danny Miller was the caller and believe that is his wife Ros...)
• 20:08, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Square Dance Club.jpeg (The Roundhouse 8 Square Dance Club dancing on their Veterans Day Parade float sometime in the 1960s. Danny Miller was the caller (with microphone). His wife Rosie is on the podium dancing next to him. The man sitting in front of them facing the camera was John Himes. Linda Dawson (Lucas) was dancing on the far left facing the camera. Angela Lucas Mostoller Have never seen this pic before 💕 my mom Linda Dawson Lucas is on the left. Danny Miller was the caller and believe that is his wife Ros...)
• 20:02, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Silver Bit Riding Club 1940s.png (This was the Silver Bit Riding Club in a Veterans Day Parade that might date back to the 1940s. To help us date the photo, note signs for W. Potomac Street businesses such as Ideal Cleaners/Tailoring on the left side. On the right side of the street, we see a liquor store in the Harmon Building, the Maryland Dining Room (later Mrs. Himes restaurant) and a billiards parlor next to Potomac Edison. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Publ...)
• 20:02, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Silver Bit Riding Club 1940s.png (This was the Silver Bit Riding Club in a Veterans Day Parade that might date back to the 1940s. To help us date the photo, note signs for W. Potomac Street businesses such as Ideal Cleaners/Tailoring on the left side. On the right side of the street, we see a liquor store in the Harmon Building, the Maryland Dining Room (later Mrs. Himes restaurant) and a billiards parlor next to Potomac Edison. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Publ...)
• 19:59, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:American Legion Post 96 c1940.jpeg (Steadman-Keenan American Legion Post 96 members march past Watson's Cut Rate on W. Potomac Street in an early Brunswick Veterans Day Parade, circa 1940. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)
• 19:59, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:American Legion Post 96 c1940.jpeg (Steadman-Keenan American Legion Post 96 members march past Watson's Cut Rate on W. Potomac Street in an early Brunswick Veterans Day Parade, circa 1940. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)
• 18:54, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Caboose group.jpg (This photo was taken next to the old caboose at an event in the late 1960s. There are cigar boxes on the table to collect money. Maybe a tour of the caboose? From left to right are Lee Nuse, Amos Kaplon, Charlie Harrington, Glenn Good and Charlie Halley. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 18:54, 30 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Caboose group.jpg (This photo was taken next to the old caboose at an event in the late 1960s. There are cigar boxes on the table to collect money. Maybe a tour of the caboose? From left to right are Lee Nuse, Amos Kaplon, Charlie Harrington, Glenn Good and Charlie Halley. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:53, 25 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans 21-Gun Salute.jpeg (A Veterans Day salute by members of Post 96 sometime in the 1960s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)
• 20:53, 25 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans 21-Gun Salute.jpeg (A Veterans Day salute by members of Post 96 sometime in the 1960s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)
• 20:50, 25 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:7623 Locomotive by Coal Tipple.jpeg (A group of railroaders pose on an engine in the Brunswick B&O yard in front of the coal tipple. Todd Crone: 7623 was built by Baldwin in 1945 and was renumbered to 673 in 1956, that is about as close as I can get from this picture. For a time frame, its after 1945--the late '50s that is a em-1 b&o 2–8-8-4 that was delivered in the second batch of em-1s. Andrew Roberts Todd Crone given the wear and tear evident on the loco, it is probably closer to 1950 than 1944. BTW, I think the renumberin...)
• 20:50, 25 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:7623 Locomotive by Coal Tipple.jpeg (A group of railroaders pose on an engine in the Brunswick B&O yard in front of the coal tipple. Todd Crone: 7623 was built by Baldwin in 1945 and was renumbered to 673 in 1956, that is about as close as I can get from this picture. For a time frame, its after 1945--the late '50s that is a em-1 b&o 2–8-8-4 that was delivered in the second batch of em-1s. Andrew Roberts Todd Crone given the wear and tear evident on the loco, it is probably closer to 1950 than 1944. BTW, I think the renumberin...)
• 20:48, 25 November 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Diamond Jubilee Kaplon's Windows.jpeg (Local folks view Kaplon's window displays during the September 1965 Diamond Jubillee celebration of Brunswick's 75th birthday. The store was still open for business then. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)