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16 January 2023

  • 17:5617:56, 16 January 2023 diff hist +359 N File:Men@Y 17.4.jpgA group of men play dominoes at the YMCA sometime in the 1960s. Tally Shewbridge is believed to be the man standing on the left. The man on the left in the white shirt was identified as Walter Riley. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
  • 17:5017:50, 16 January 2023 diff hist +348 N File:Litten's Dinner-Caniford.jpegHere's another photo of the Litten's family holiday dinner in 1948, possibly at the YMCA. Bob Caniford has been identified in the foreground on the right side of the table. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
  • 17:4717:47, 16 January 2023 diff hist +590 N File:Litten's Dinner-Bowers-Hickman.pngPhoto of a Litten's Cheverolet-Oldsmobile holiday family dinner at an unknown location, which we believe was taken in the 1948 holiday season. Thios may have been the YMCA Standing serving a plate is top salesman Gene Bowers. Next to him are son Gary (in a highchair), his wife Margaret and their good friends Dick and Sue Hickman. Mr. Hickman ran the Litten's repair shop below the showroom on W. Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frede... current
  • 17:4417:44, 16 January 2023 diff hist +471 N File:Townsmen watch Littens blaze.jpegTownsmen watch Brunswick volunteer firefighters battle a blaze on the railroad behind Litten's car dealership on West Potomac Street in what we believe was 1940. Unless it was a railroad facility, this appears to have been a garage or auto shop behind the Litten's showroom on W. Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
  • 17:4117:41, 16 January 2023 diff hist +367 N File:Flooded canal-mill-lock gate.jpegA view of the old mill during one of the great floods of the 20th century. Flood waters like this proved how difficult it was to maintain a working canal along the Potomac River. The man appears to be walking on the lock gates in a photo taken from the old bridge. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
  • 17:3817:38, 16 January 2023 diff hist +566 N File:BHS Outing.JPGhe caption on this photo posted on the Frederick Maryland Old Photos page described this photo as depicting 7 BHS students attending a workshop with Mary Foster Cage (BHS Class of '36), who was a beloved English and Remedial Reading at BHS for a generation. Standing in back from left to right were her son Bob Cage (Class of '63), Mary Jo Roudabousch (Brown), Mrs. Cage, Ione Davis and James Short (Class of '62). (Photo from the Dave Maloney collection, courtesy of Heritage, Frederick, Maryl... current

14 January 2023

  • 16:2816:28, 14 January 2023 diff hist +359 N File:Locomotive in Sandy Hook.pngAn old photo of a locomotive engine at Sandy Hook steaming its way towards Brunswick with Harpers Ferry visible on the left. This may have been taken in the 1930s prior to the advent of diesel trains. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
  • 16:2316:23, 14 January 2023 diff hist +287 N File:Harpers Ferry Tunnel 2 Bridges.pngInteresting perspective of the 2 tracks feeding into the Harpers Ferry tunnel. It's difficult to know when the photo was taken. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
  • 16:1716:17, 14 January 2023 diff hist +478 N File:Men standing in a field.jpegA group of men getting direction from the man in the plaid jacket in a local field. Maybe Rotarians preparing to cut trees for a Christmas drive in the late 1940s? It's believed to have been West Schnauffer on the far left, Bill Weller in the leather jacket and Harry Mace standing next to Mr. Weller on his right. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
  • 16:0516:05, 14 January 2023 diff hist +184 N File:Blair Harrington Office.jpgBlair Harrington’s office inside the Brunswick westbound train station in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
  • 15:4415:44, 14 January 2023 diff hist +687 N File:Leftwich Party.pngGroup photo of a party for Harry Leftwich, who was general manager of the B&O YMCA at the time in what we believe to have been the late 1940s. Judging from the briefcase, which may have been a gift, this might have been his going away party. Behind Mr. Leftwich on the left was his successor Marvin Younkins. It's believed that Clara Mentzer is the little lady with glasses left of the table. She worked in the YMCA restaurant for years. Evelyn Darr, who was secretary and eventually General Mana... current
  • 15:3315:33, 14 January 2023 diff hist +559 N File:Red Men's Hall 1906.JPGThis photo of the Red Men's Hall (now the Brunswick Heritage Museum on 40 W Potomac Street), was among many commissioned by then Mayor A.G. Horine in 1906 to reflect the town's progress. Note the natural dirt road on what was then known as Main Street and the three small shops where the Newberry's building is today. This is why Newberry's had three different addresses until recently when it was consolidated into one during the ongoing renovations of the historic building. (Photo courtesy of... current
  • 15:3115:31, 14 January 2023 diff hist +680 N File:Eastbound waiting room.jpgThe waiting room in Brunswick's eastbound train station back in 1982. When the station was demolished in the 1980s, the “no loafing” sign made its way to the museum. According to Norm Cornelius, "the reason that sign was posted was because the East Bound Station was not manned by an Agent oe Station Master. The Brunswick B&O Station Agent was located at the Westbound Office. During the 1960’s the agent would Open the Eastbound Building and sell tickets prior to the first Bud Car (MARC) depart... current

27 December 2022

27 November 2022

20 November 2022

  • 20:1620:16, 20 November 2022 diff hist +155 N File:Senior Center.jpgBrunswick Senior Center Ladies circa late '90s? Who can you recognize? (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
  • 20:1120:11, 20 November 2022 diff hist +503 N File:Acme Prize.jpgStore manager Joe Reed presented Beth Mentzer with a GE heavy duty dryer at the old Acme supermarket in 1987. Acme gave away the dryer as part of an ongoing promotion that also featured a color TV set. Beth said that prior to this, she had "never won anything". If anyone has other photos of the Acme store on New Addition, please feel free to share them with us! (Brunswick Citizen clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
  • 20:0520:05, 20 November 2022 diff hist +560 N File:Buddy Gilbert v. Middletown.jpgBuddy Gilbert makes a head fake before driving around his Middletown opponent during what the newspaper called the Railroaders' “stunning upset” over the Knights on a Saturday night in March 1968. Following the game, Coach Herb Daugherty credited the BHS varsity team for playing some of their best basketball of the season. The Middletown player number 14 is Robert Rogowski. In the background for the Knights is Paul Throne. (Blade-Times photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland Histo... current
  • 20:0320:03, 20 November 2022 diff hist +129 N File:Charlie King sitting.jpgRailroader Charlie King (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current

14 November 2022

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