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| 18:27, 11 December 2023 | Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg (file) |  |
518 KB | The tunnel under the Meadows Building is a source of interesting speculation. Could it have housed a gambling room or prohibition era speakeasy? The tunnel led from this building to the one next door. Could it have provided as escape route up onto W. Potomac if it were one or the other? It's also possible the reason for its existence was innocent. Gene Fauble I remember that area. Fritz Powers used it for storage for the bar and restaurant back in the early 80s. Taffie Wilson My grandfather... | 1 |
| 18:11, 11 December 2023 | Meadows Bldg Cupola.jpg (file) |  |
316 KB | Inside the cupola of the old Meadows Building during renovations in December 2023. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization | 1 |
| 21:18, 7 December 2023 | Diamond Jubilee Townsmen.jpg (file) |  |
148 KB | In honor of the 1965 Diamond Jubilee Celebration, many local men grew facial hair and donned clothing in 1890s fashion. Here is a full group of the celebrants on the corner of W. Potomac Street and S. Virginia Avenue. We were able to identify: First row: Frank Miglio (1st from left) Middle row: Herb Daugherty (6th from left), Lyman Crawford (10th), Lynn Follin (13th), Ted Lackey (15th), Linwood Moss (16th on the end) Back row: Red Phillips (7th) (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick... | 1 |
| 21:09, 7 December 2023 | Christmas Tree Cutting Mace-Bowers-Schnauffer-Baker.jpeg (file) |  |
499 KB | Some Brunswick Rotarians out in search of Christmas trees to chop down. From left are former mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, Littens' Chevrolet-Olds key salesman and community leader Richard Bowers, garage owner West Schnauffer (Corner of A Street & S. Maple Avenue) and Lytle Baker, whose back was to the camera (Insurance Broker). (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas | 1 |
| 21:04, 7 December 2023 | First Methodist Fellowship Hall Pastor Bennett.jpeg (file) |  |
304 KB | First Methodist minister Reverend George Bennett and his wife Sadie are shown facing the camera at a church celebration. We believe this was the late 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship | 1 |
| 21:01, 7 December 2023 | Country Butchering Farmers Woods in shadows.png (file) |  |
2.18 MB | Country butchering at the Farmers Woods. Maybe late 1960s? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Farm Community | 1 |
| 20:57, 7 December 2023 | Cummings Funk McKeldin.jpeg (file) |  |
377 KB | Brunswick Mayor James E. Cummings listens as Maryland State Roads Commission Chairman John B. Funk makes a point to Governor Theodore R. McKeldin. A clue to what they may have been discussing is that Mr. Funk served as Chairman from 1959-66. Maybe the construction of a new Rt. 340? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works | 1 |
| 20:50, 7 December 2023 | Country Butchering-Hog Killing at Browns.jpg (file) |  |
230 KB | Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket h... | 1 |
| 20:42, 7 December 2023 | Country Butchering Hog Killing.jpg (file) |  |
102 KB | Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket... | 1 |
| 19:02, 21 November 2023 | BHS Girls 1940s.jpeg (file) |  |
1.51 MB | Here's a mid-1940s era photo of a group of Brunswick High School girls from a mixture of classes at the old high school. The location appears to have been the back door of the old gymnasium. Note the girls in the middle row holding hands. The following have been identified: Front row: ?, Jacqueline Moler, Beverly Langley, Teeny Wenner Middle Row: Mickey Woods, ?, Roma Cummings, Betty Beatty Back row: Unknown (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category: Smoketown Schools | 1 |
| 18:50, 21 November 2023 | New York Hill Stewart House.jpg (file) |  |
177 KB | This photo shows the William Stewart home at 108 9th Avenue, circa 1900. Note the fancy woodwork on the porch. Posing in the front yard were LeRoy Stewart, his mother, and Bess the horse. Bess was used both for gardening and riding. The house is still there, but the windows have been altered over the years. The woodwork is still visible and porch looks largely the same. (Photo from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" by the Brunswick History Commission) Category: Smoketown Beginnings | 1 |
| 18:48, 21 November 2023 | The Gut 1912.JPG (file) |  |
569 KB | A photo of "The Gut" in 1912. This inlet of the Potomac River has long been a recreation area for boaters in the Summer and ice skaters in the Winter. (Photo by F.M. Stone courtesy of Jeff Pearl and Discover Lovettsville) Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal | 1 |
| 18:45, 21 November 2023 | Mayor presents award.jpg (file) |  |
110 KB | In this mid-1950s photo, Mayor Jim Cummings chats with a well-dressed young woman after some kind of award presentation. Sadly, we have no idea what the ceremony was about. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Politics and Public Works | 1 |
| 18:42, 21 November 2023 | C&O Canal at Lock 30 looking westward.jpg (file) |  |
236 KB | Two boats approaching Lock 30 from downstream on the C&O canal. See the water gap sitting majestically as you look westward. This image shows "mule power", as you see a mule and driver on the left pulling the first boat on the towpath. The railroad tracks are somewhere to the right. It's difficult to know the date of the photo. Possibly late 19th century? (Photo courtesy of C&O Canal National Historical Park Headquarters) Category: Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal | 1 |
| 17:39, 21 November 2023 | Students 1959-60 3rd Grade Class.jpg (file) |  |
164 KB | This BES class picture was of the 1959-60 3rd Grade class of what became the BHS Class of 1970. Top Row: Robin Foster, Jimmy McKnight, Kathy Lerch, Randy Corum, Kathy Hale, Alan Robertson 2nd Row: John Moore, Linda Wood, Harry Warnick, Diane Werking, Michael Carter, Dianne Ault, Donald Conner, George Hoffman 3rd Row: Nancy Gibbons, Randy Corum (he's in twice!), Debbie Care, Steve Slifer, Harold Tomlin, Mike Deener, Debbie Wetzel, Mark Brawner 4th Row: Sharon Mann, Vicki Hawes, Ronald Oden?,... | 1 |
| 17:38, 21 November 2023 | Students 1955-56 3rd Grade Class.jpg (file) |  |
102 KB | Mrs. Lillian Cain's 3rd grade class from 1955-56. This is part of the BHS Class of 1965, the final graduation class at the old high school on 4th Avenue. Pictured here are: Top row..Linda Ridgeway, David Mohler, Barbara Gaither, Edward Racey, Shirley Grams, Dale Edwards, Ann Roelke Second row...Tom Waters, Sandra Jones, Webb Blessley, Floyd Harbert, Malinda Merriman, Charles Hedges Third row…Christina Bloom, Barry Cannon, Ernestine Burch, Linda Tritapoe, Carol Ann Boyer, Donna Wetnight, Sh... | 1 |
| 17:34, 21 November 2023 | Oil Storage House.jpg (file) |  |
77 KB | This was the oil storage house. Locomotives required a lot of heavy oil. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category: Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 21:02, 20 November 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Bill Care.jpg (file) |  |
166 KB | Bill Care and his Luscombe aircraft sometime in the 1950s. In the 1950s and '60s, he was one of several citizen pilots who took off and landed from the small airfield near the campgrounds in Brunswick. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol. Bill Care owned and operated an Amoco filling station and garage on Petersville Road where Jerry's Liquors is today, was a conductor on the B&O Railroad and served in World War II? (Photo courtesy of Richard Care and Norm Cornelius) [[Category:Smoketown... | 1 |
| 20:51, 20 November 2023 | BHS 1945 Girls Basketball Team.jpg (file) |  |
113 KB | The 1945 BHS girls basketball team sitting on the steps of the old high school on 4th Avenue. Accordin g to Doris Kelley Barker, "the team was made up of Sopohmore, Junior & Senior class members." Those identified are: Front row: June Phillips (Orrison), ?, ? Middle Row: Mary Jane Pace, Duane Virts (Smith), Jackie Mohler (McCoy), Barbara Gordon (Good) Back row: ?, ?, Miss McCaffrey (Coach), ? (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category:Smoketown Sports | 1 |
| 20:46, 20 November 2023 | BHS 1944-45 Basketball Champs.jpg (file) |  |
232 KB | The 1945 BHS boy's championship basketball team on the steps of the old high school. Can anyone tell us what conference they were champions of? The players that have been identified were: Bottom row: ?, Mud Brooks Middle row: Ken Taylor, ?, Carroll Hebb, ? Top row: Bob Grams, Carmen Donovan, Bob Burgee (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category:Smoketown Sports | 1 |
| 20:42, 20 November 2023 | BHS Group Photo 1944-45.jpeg (file) |  |
1.37 MB | This appears to be a group photo posed sitting on the steps of the old high school. We're not sure if all the kids were in the Class of 1947 or 1948. Peter Wenner Pretty sure that’s my dad Bill Wenner on the far right of the back row. Maybe his good friend Bob Shewbridge 4th from the left on the same row. Maybe Blair Harrington with the big pompadour second from left on the top row? Kathy Ann Merriman Sears Right in the middle, slightly in front of and to the left of the girl in the checke... | 1 |
| 20:35, 20 November 2023 | Springdale Dairy Float.jpg (file) |  |
29 KB | Just a guess, but maybe this was an early Veterans' Day Parade float for Springdale Dairy, owned by J.N. Souder. The dairy business in Brunswick was intertwined in those days. According to John Souder, the location of this photo was on the Souder road farm. He believes dairy proprietor Woody Souder is standing front and center. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 20:30, 20 November 2023 | Woody Free Trio Hawaiian.JPG (file) |  |
111 KB | A good Saturday at the old Hawaiian Restaurant and Nite Club back in the 1960s featured the playing of the Woody Free Trio. From left were Gary Free, Woody Free and Graham White. Richard Bowers: My parents, Richard and Elaine Bowers would often go there with their friends Jimmy and Peetie George and George and Eva Albert. Rhonda Hurt Late 1970's Brunswick High Cheerleaders used the Hawaiian as a staging to build a float for the Football Homecoming Parade. We were treated to pizzas during th... | 1 |
| 20:26, 20 November 2023 | Hawaiian Junior Main.JPG (file) |  |
111 KB | Junior Main, then manager of the Hawaiian Restaurant & Nite Club poses in front of the business sometime in the 1950s during it's heyday. It was a great place to go on a Saturday night to dance to live bands or stop on the way back from the Charlestown Races. (Photo courtesy of Patsy Main Davies and Frederick MD Old Photos) Category:Smoketown In and Around | 1 |
| 20:24, 20 November 2023 | Needwood Horsey Distillery Farm.jpg (file) |  |
485 KB | This is an aerial view of the Horsey Distillery Farm, part of the historic Needwood Plantation off Rt. 17 between Brunswick Crossing and Burkittsville. From the 1850s until the beginning of Prohibition, rye whiskey was distilled from grain grown on this farm and marketed across the United States as "Horsey's Old Maryland Rye." The photograph from SMHS' Horsey Collection shows the farm in the 1930s after the distillery had closed. According to Christopher Mentzer: "The distillery was approxi... | 1 |
| 20:16, 20 November 2023 | BES MLK Rememberance 1968.jpg (file) |  |
287 KB | Brunswick Elementary School children on stage in an assembly at the old school in 1968. Kathy thinks that it was a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. following his assassination. Shown here are Rob Kolker (speaking). Behind him are (hidden), George Brown and Kathy Ann Merriman (Sears). Kids comprised a combination of eventual BHS classes 1977-78. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick, MD History Commission) Category:Smoketown Schools | 1 |
| 20:13, 20 November 2023 | Veterans Day Parade Rotary Float-back 1962.png (file) |  |
4.77 MB | Brunswick Rotary Club float from what appears to have been the 1962 Veterans Day Parade judging from the Chevy pulling it. According to Scott Stauffer: "I remember as a young boy watching the men assemble the float at Boyer’s milk transportation at one of their barns. Those helping out were Bruce Boyer, Phil Childs, Doug Wetnight, Gene Bowers, Pat Lakin, Ralph Stauffer, and others, that I have forgotten. I also remember Gary Bowers, son of Gene, coming to help. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo... | 1 |
| 20:09, 20 November 2023 | Veterans Day Parade Clown-Beauty.png (file) |  |
4.53 MB | This looks like a 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade. A clown pulling an Eagles float on a tractor carrying a beauty queen! See the businesses on the northern side of W. Potomac Street. Maryland Dining Room is obvious and either was at the time or was later Mrs. Himes' restaurant. Liquor and food stores were marked by the other signs, but are difficult to read. Frank Snoots operated a barber shop in the left side of the building the float is passing by. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at... | 1 |
| 20:06, 20 November 2023 | Veterans Day Parade Procession 1940 E. Potomac.jpg (file) |  |
122 KB | Here's a great shot of a rainy 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade procession making its way around the bend of E. Potomac Street in front of what was then a Western Auto store. That store was later replaced in the 1950s by People's Home & Auto. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 20:03, 20 November 2023 | Veterans Day Parade Pom Pom Girls.jpg (file) |  |
84 KB | Middletown High School pom-pom girls raise their arms in unison. We think this was a late 1960s parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 20:01, 20 November 2023 | Veterans Day Parade African-American Color Guard 40s.jpg (file) |  |
85 KB | The color guard of an African-American marching band in a Veterans Day Parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 18:27, 14 October 2023 | Water Tower Construction NY Hill.jpg (file) |  |
60 KB | According to sources, this water tower had just been built on or near New York Hill. Can anyone identify the structure under construction and the date? We're thinking 1920s. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 18:23, 14 October 2023 | Coal Tipple with locomotives.jpg (file) |  |
327 KB | This photo shows the massive, interconnected wooden Coal Tipple structure in the heyday of steam. We believe this was 1928, given other photos. Almost looks like the infrastructure of a roller coaster. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 18:17, 14 October 2023 | Pumphouse Construction.jpg (file) |  |
334 KB | This view of the pump house construction looking west towards the 300 block of E. Potomac Street in July, 1928. See the old cars on the street, some of which were "high-end" at the time. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 18:14, 14 October 2023 | Pumphouse-Water Tub Construction.jpg (file) |  |
272 KB | This July 1928 view of the pumphouse and water tub construction shows a view of the Brunswick yard operations looking eastward under New York Hill. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 18:11, 14 October 2023 | City Hall Harry Funk.jpg (file) |  |
120 KB | Harry B. Funk built this City Hall building at 31 A Street in 1910. His son John B. Funk built the replacement City Hall on the same location in 1948. The building was most recently home to the Brunswick Police Department. Because the police department has operated out of both locations off and on for over 100 years, there were jail cells in both iterations of City Hall on this location. Today, the jail cells function as storage rooms. It's believed that City Hall operated from the homes of... | 1 |
| 18:02, 14 October 2023 | Coal Tipple Foundation.jpg (file) |  |
88 KB | This is a fascinating photo because it shows how the Coal Tipple was perched atop a simple-looking foundation of wood or concrete blocks. For perspective, see how small the workers look next to the massive wooden structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 17:55, 14 October 2023 | Coal Tipple Emergency Hospital.jpg (file) |  |
88 KB | Here is an interesting view of the old coal tipple on the right. If you look closely through the gap between the structures, you'll see a locomotive approaching, along with the B&O Emergency Hospital and YMCA framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The coal tipple was a massive structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 17:51, 14 October 2023 | Remsburgs-Littens.jpg (file) |  |
61 KB | Great photo of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Remsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litten cruising on the Yarmouth Panama R.P. It may have been the Remsburgs' honeymoon in 1959. Mr. Remsburg owned the Hawaiian Niteclub on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville and Mr. Litten owned Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 17:42, 14 October 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Group (2).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
142 KB | Here's another photo of the young members of Brunswick's Civil Air Patrol. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. According to names written on the photo, pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Chubby Merriman, Larry Barger, Ed Beacht, Richard Nichols, Richard Care, John Hedges, unknown Bottom row (L-R): Rhett Webber, Lester Lloyd, Woody Bohrer, Nelson Burns Can anyone date the photo, tell us the location, and identify the young man on the top row, far right? (Photo courtes... | 1 |
| 17:32, 14 October 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
64 KB | This was the Brunswick Civil Air Patrol sometime in the 1950s. The duration of the CAP is believed to have covered 1954-1964. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. Pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Edna Care, Donald Hess(4th), Harold Crabill(5th), Nicky Burns and Bill Care. Others unknown Middle Row(L-R): Larry Barger (1st), Wayne Hill (2nd), Charlie Brown (3rd), Edward Beacht (4th), John Hedges (5th). Others unknown Kneeling (L-R): Donald Darr (1st), Woody Bohrer (2nd),... | 1 |
| 17:56, 10 October 2023 | S.W. George & Co. Street Corner Scene.jpg (file) |  |
103 KB | S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s. The George family operated a hardware and home appliances business at this location from 1907-1968. Potomac Furniture looms large two doors down. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 17:54, 10 October 2023 | S.W. George & Co. George Wabel Null Bennett.jpg (file) |  |
77 KB | Posing in front of S.W. George & Company at 302 W. Potomac Street were (L-R) Harry George, Jr., Jim Wable?, Jim Null and Syd Bennett. At this location, the Georges sold hardware, sporting goods, home appliances and more for over 60 years. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 17:52, 10 October 2023 | S.W. George & Co. Bennett George.jpg (file) |  |
77 KB | Street scene in front of S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street. Maybe late 1940s/early 1950s? From left: Unidentified, Syd Bennett, Harry George, Jr. The two ladies are also unidentified. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 17:47, 10 October 2023 | Post Office Brunswick Street 1958.jpg (file) |  |
67 KB | When the U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new, then modern facility on Brunswick Street on October 11, 1958, the location of the post office had changed several times. The previous incarnations were located across from the YMCA, on the left side of the building that was the Potomac Shop & Hotel. We believe the first post office when the town the town was known as Barry, was established in 1832. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Phot... | 1 |
| 17:40, 10 October 2023 | BHS Football Coaches Foltz, Daugherty, Gaither.jpg (file) |  |
214 KB | BHS varsity football coaches in the Fall of 1970. Assistant coaches Gene Foltz and Butch Gaither flank head coach Herb Daugherty. The first head coach of football at Brunswick High, Coach Daugherty was starting his 3rd season. All were remembered as tough, but fair coaches. With the help of others, Herb Daugherty brought Football to BHS starting with the 1968-69 school year. According to Norm Cornelius: "When the BOE would not fund the lighting for night games, Herb & others did fundraising... | 1 |
| 17:22, 10 October 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Nick Burns.png (file) |  |
1.46 MB | CAP member Nicky Burns poses in front of an Army vehicle. The Edsel in the background dates the photo to at least the late 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers | 1 |
| 17:14, 10 October 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Hedges.jpeg (file) |  |
59 KB | Civilian Air Patrol member John Hedges poses sometime in the 1950s with the dirt landing strip of the old Brunswick airport behind him. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category: Smoketown Our Soldiers | 1 |
| 17:11, 10 October 2023 | Civil Air Patrol Boys.jpeg (file) |  |
59 KB | The men and boys were identified on the photo as top (L-R): Will Beacht, John Hedges and Larry Webber. A kneeling Rhett Webber salutes on the right. See the 1951 or '52 Chevy in the background beside the old airplane hangars. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care via Norm Cornelius) Category: Smoketown Our Soldiers | 1 |
| 16:59, 10 October 2023 | Parade Clowns.png (file) |  |
4.37 MB | Here is a parade photo taken in front of Kaplons with the sign for what was then Fisher's Shell Station across W. Potomac Street. It's hard to tell if the parade celebrated the dedication of the Potomac River Bridge in August 1955, or the Diamond Jubilee in September, 1965. There was also an unseasonably warm Veteran's Day Parade in November, 1961. Some clues to date the photo are the 1950s era vehicles and the spectators' clothing styles. The spectators appear to have enjoyed the clowns in... | 1 |
