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| 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 |
| 18:31, 10 April 2022 | Washington Monument Postcard.jpg (file) |  |
64 KB | Here is an undated postcard of the Washington Monument outside Boonsboro. Judging from the attire of the people on the top of the monument, especially the ladies, the photo likely dates to the turn of the 20th Century or earlier. Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed. Although it was a popular meeting place for the citizenry of Boonsboro, weather and vandalism reduced the monument to rubble. In that condition, it was used by th... | 1 |
| 20:34, 25 February 2023 | Catlett Plow Winter.jpg (file) |  |
64 KB | Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path covered in snow. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier)... | 1 |
| 19:08, 25 February 2023 | Charles Compher.jpg (file) |  |
65 KB | The gentleman on the left was Mr. Charles Compher, who at the time lived with his daughter Evelyn Compher Donovan on West B Street. The man on the right is unidentified. Mr. Compher had been a Lovettsville farmer and passed away in 1978 just shy of his 102nd birthday. The farm is now known as “Hiddencroft Vinyards”. The photo was likely taken in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 18:54, 12 June 2022 | Machine Shop Capino-Green.jpg (file) |  |
67 KB | According to the library records, this photo shows Charlie Capino and Gene Green in a machine shop, dated August, 1974. Does anyone know where this shop was located? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People | 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 |
| 19:41, 9 October 2023 | Generating Station & Coal Tipple.jpg (file) |  |
68 KB | We believe this a photo of the generating station in front of the Coal Tipple. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 19:32, 9 October 2023 | Josie Compher and Mom Sasso.jpg (file) |  |
69 KB | Josephine Compher and her mother, who was known as "Mom" Sasso. They were instrumental to the success of Compher's Crossroads Inn on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville, which was managed by Josie's husband Buck Compher. The restaurant was a popular stop on the way to or from the Charlestown races. It was renowned for its delicious Italian food, especially the spaghetti. According to Linda Amato-Creeden: "Josie Sasso Compher's great italian cooking and hard work grew the success of this restaurant. My... | 1 |
| 18:58, 26 December 2021 | Rev. Thomas West Claggett III.jpg (file) |  |
69 KB | The Rev. Thomas West Claggett, III February 20, 1938 - December 7, 2021 He served the Lord, his church and community with humor, humility and grace. (Photo courtesy of Grace Episcopal Church) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship | 1 |
| 18:55, 14 May 2023 | Mayor Cummings at his desk.jpg (file) |  |
70 KB | Mayor Jim Cummings at his desk at City Hall sometime during his 3 terms from 1954-66. Doris Kelley Barker shared her memory of our colorful former mayor: Jim Cummings and his wife were the best looking couple you would ever find anywhere. She was stunning as Jim also was—both of them dressed gorgeously at all times. His personality just radiated everywhere he stepped his feet & you could only love him & her & the family. He was good for our town. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at t... | 1 |
| 17:27, 10 July 2022 | Joe Shewbridge c1949.jpg (file) |  |
71 KB | Most people who know Joe Shewbridge recognize him for his expert fiddle playing gigging with bands including Bill Peer and the Melody Boys and Girls, the Western Gentlemen, the Midnight Express, Free State Boys and more. Here he is as a teenager circa 1949 playing guitar. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 16:59, 15 August 2023 | Garrott Hays and W.B. Wenner.jpg (file) |  |
71 KB | Uploaded a work by Unknown from Collection of E. Virginia Van Pelt with UploadWizard | 1 |
| 18:41, 19 February 2022 | Waitresses at Darr's.jpeg (file) |  |
71 KB | Mary Alice Eagle and Mary Frances Simpson pose at the Darr's Tavern bar in the 1970s. Mary Alice and her husband Bud owned the legendary tavern and restaurant after Luther B. Darr retired in 1961. Mary Francis was a waitress there. Does anyone know what year Darr's closed? (Photo courtesy of Dena Simpson Virts) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 18:40, 12 June 2022 | New BES Pans 1.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | Here is the plan for the new BES complex. Left side is Central Avenue, bottom right corner shows the corner of West C and Dayton Avenue. Once the current school building is razed, the entrance will remain on Central Avenue. The area where the current school sits will become the new parking lot for teachers, visitors and school buses. The new building will essentially reside behind the current BES. (From the Frederick County Public Schools website courtesy of Eric Minnick) [[Category:Smoket... | 1 |
| 17:45, 7 November 2021 | Majorettes.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | Majorettes make their way down Florida Avenue towards the turn on W. Potomac Street when the parade used to run east. Late 1940s or early '50s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 17:31, 10 October 2021 | Jimmy Dean's Engine.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | According to Jason Russell, this is the famous pumper that was dubbed "Jimmy Dean's Engine". The 1957 Chevrolet fire engine was so named because Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats appeared so often at the Brunswick Fire Hall in the 1950s, the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Dept was able to buy it. (Photo courtesy of Jason A. Russell) | 1 |
| 19:43, 19 February 2022 | CR Shewbridge.jpeg (file) |  |
74 KB | Clarence Reginald Shewbridge cuts a dashing pose on a snowy day in the 1920s. This photo was taken at the family home at 16 N. Virginia Avenue. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 15:06, 2 April 2023 | Fashion show at old fire hall ballerinas.jpg (file) |  |
76 KB | Joan Axline and Vicki Holder were photographed dressed as ballerinas in the Easter 1961 Kaplon's fashion show at the old fire hall. In the audience were June Utterback in the black and tan outfit on the left holding a program. Possibly Mrs. Scarlet on the right in black. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 19:29, 14 May 2023 | Bill & Eleanor Wenner 1938.jpeg (file) |  |
76 KB | Bill and Eleanor Wenner pose for a photo at a family picnic in 1938. With the help of his stylishly-dressed wife, Bill Wenner operated two grocery stores in Brunswick--City Meat Market on W. Potomac Street and Wenner's Hill Market on N. Maple Avenue just down the hill from the family farm. Speaking of the Wenners, Doris Kelley Barker remembered: "Love the picture of Bill Wenner and Eleanor, his lovely wife. He was a great businessman & treated the people of Brunswick wonderfully. I can st... | 1 |
| 18:40, 11 May 2024 | Howard Marvin Jones Family.jpg (file) |  |
76 KB | This is a family photo of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Brunswick businessman and trial magistrate Howard Marvin Jones, and his wife Mabel, at their home in Petersville in 1947. The couple's Colonial Revival Style home, constructed in an American Foursquare plan between 1914 and 1920, stands majestically behind them. All those gathered in the photo were the first and second generations of the Jones' marriage. Their daughter Marjorie Jones Smith was standing behind the children... | 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 |
| 18:38, 16 January 2023 | Paynes Pharmacy 1964.jpg (file) |  |
77 KB | Blade-Times downtown advertising for Payne's Pharmacy in the first block of W. Potomac Street. The business was located up the hill from the square corner on the north side next door to the Bank of Brunswick, now City Hall. According to Norm Cornelius, "The business was right where the Bike Shop now sits. Mr. Harry Payne, when not working was an avid Flyer, owning his own C172 which he kept tied down at the Frederick Municipal Airport. Harry lived on Rte180 next to the Hawaiian Night Club…... | 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 |
| 17:30, 27 December 2021 | SW George Xmas Ad 1964.jpg (file) |  |
77 KB | Original longtime owners of what became the Strawsburg family business. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas | 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 |
| 19:18, 11 December 2023 | Brunswick Archway.jpg (file) |  |
78 KB | The “Brunswick Archway”is a project of the Frederick Arts Council (FAC) as part of their public art program. The purpose of the gateway arch is to welcome visitors coming to Brunswick, including hikers and cyclists from the C&O Canal towpath, trainriders, campground users andboaters. The arch was designed as a replica of a bridge span from the 1893 iron truss bridge that crossed the Potomac River. That bridge existed until 1955 when it was demolished after construction of the current concret... | 1 |
| 20:31, 25 February 2023 | McCormick Cultivators.jpg (file) |  |
78 KB | Two rusted old horse-drawn McCormick cultivators rest side-by-side in front of a home on Central Avenue. Some of the houses in Brunswick Crossing are visible behind the white fence. They were left by the previous homeowner. (Photo courtesy of Wayne and Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Farm Community | 1 |
| 01:46, 14 November 2022 | Bennie Harsh.JPG (file) |  |
79 KB | Bennie Harsh Sr. in his U.S. Army uniform during World War II. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers | 1 |
| 17:45, 1 April 2023 | Cabling Spools.jpg (file) |  |
79 KB | Nice Kaplon landscape photo of railroad cabling spools with the old mill and the bridge behind them. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 19:17, 19 March 2022 | Fireman's Parade Uniform.jpg (file) |  |
80 KB | This man is wearing a Brunswick Fire Company Parade Uniform. The background was used in Ocean City during annual fire conventions. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Keenan Wagner) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 18:30, 10 April 2022 | War Correspondents Arch Postcard.jpg (file) |  |
80 KB | An old postcard of the War Correspondents Arch, located just over the Frederick County border in Washington County, Maryland, on the top of South Mountain at Gathland State Park on old Route 40. This is the only monument in the world dedicated to the memory of war correspondents. This unusual piece of masonry was erected by George Alfred Townsend, who was a famous author and war correspondent himself. The notation on the back of the postcard said that it is visited annually by thousands. is... | 1 |
| 18:22, 28 November 2021 | Beer Party.jpg (file) |  |
80 KB | Photo of a party way back when, maybe the 1940s. Assuming from other photos we have that appear to have been shot at the same time, it was a crab feed. Some guesses are that it was held at the Farmers Woods or Rod & Gun Club in Petersville. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 20:39, 30 May 2022 | Boy looking over Kaplon's Counter.jpg (file) |  |
82 KB | A boy looking over the counter at Kaplon's Department Store in the early '60s. Myer Kaplon loved to take photos of children inside the store. Can anybody recognize him? Amos Kaplon is visible in the right of the frame. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids | 1 |
| 19:17, 26 December 2021 | Christmas Candy.jpg (file) |  |
83 KB | This commemorates Christmas Celebrations in Brunswick in the 1950s. During the Christmas season, local kids got to see Santa in various locations, including the town tree next to the bridge and in other locations around town, especially the churches. When Santa arrived, each child would receive an orange and a box of hard candies. Please feel free to share your memories of these Christmas pageants in churches and in other locations around town. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) [[Category:Smoketo... | 1 |
| 21:14, 17 October 2022 | Shirley-lila.jpg (file) |  |
84 KB | Brunswick Distinguished Citizens and close friends Shirley Shores (2022) and Lila Wenner (2019) share a laugh at a conference at Claggett Center near Buckeystown in the early 2000s. Among their many contributions to the community, Shirley and Lila served on the altar guild at Grace Church for years. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Shores) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship | 1 |
| 17:14, 19 June 2022 | Reed-Myers kids.jpg (file) |  |
84 KB | This photo is of Edith Reed, Austin Myers, and Nell Reed at 205 East A Street around 1922. The Reed girls were the daughters of Harry and Mary Cole Reed. Harry was a conductor on the B&O and died in 1912. The family resided at 212 A Street through the 1930's. Harold and Mary had 12 children. The children look like they were dressed for church with bibles in hand. (Photo and information courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids | 1 |
| 19:19, 19 March 2022 | WB Tower looking west.jpg (file) |  |
84 KB | Interesting westward view of the WB Tower with the Red Men's Hall towering above on the right. The photo dates to 1906-07 (Photo courtesy of W. Frank Mathers) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 19:04, 19 February 2022 | Bank of Brunswick Diamond Jubilee 1965.jpeg (file) |  |
84 KB | In the Summer of 1965, Brunswick citizens grew facial hair and put on 1890s period clothes for the Diamond Jubilee to celebrate our 75th anniversary. This is a photo inside the Bank of Brunswick on the square corner, which now houses City Hall. Bruce Porter was the teller on the right with his 1890s period beard. Maybe Mrs. Younkins on the left? (Photo from the 1965 Diamond Jubilee program) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 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 |
| 20:24, 25 February 2023 | Negro School Barrys.jpg (file) |  |
85 KB | The old segregated school on West J Street when Charles and Henrietta Barry lived there in the 1970s. According to Liz Campbell Wilson: The Berry's were my Great Uncle and Aunt and she Pastored the church on J street after my Aunt Mary, who was the Pastor died. Fond memories on J Street with my cousins. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage | 1 |
| 18:52, 14 May 2023 | Fashion Show Two Girls.jpg (file) |  |
85 KB | Two girls show off their Easter Sunday best in the 1961 Kaplon's sponsored fashion show at the old fire hall. Lori Price was facing the camera. Mrs. Flossie Hill can be seen with her arms folded in the audience. Jacquelyn Ebersole remembered: "That is Mrs. Flossie Hill, with arms folded, grandmother of Brenda Hill who is also in this show with her mother Helen Mater Hill. Jocelyn Hill, another grandaughter is also in the show. Kaplon's store put on this show. Helen Hill worked there." (Fr... | 1 |
| 20:16, 9 October 2023 | BES Farewell Mrs. Strailman's Room.jpg (file) |  |
86 KB | This looks like the classroom where Mrs. Margaret Strailman taught first grade. (Photo courtesy of Linda Moss) Smoketown Schools | 1 |
| 19:33, 14 August 2022 | Pete Cheney (2).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
87 KB | Pete Chaney poses for the camera sometime in the 1970s. He operated a garage on 9th Avenue for years on New York Hill. It appears this this picture was taken on New York Hill where Mr. Cheney operated his garage. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 21:43, 21 October 2022 | 1966 LL State Champs.jpg (file) |  |
88 KB | P.L. Orrison, Mitch Deener, Brent Albert and Craig Crowl celebrate on their home field in Brunswick after our Little League all stars defeated East Frederick 4-1 to advance to the State Tournament in Hagerstown. The year was 1966. Brunswick won the state tournament and went to the regionals in Louisville, KY. (News clipping courtesy of Kristi Deener Mitchell) Category:Smoketown Baseball | 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 |
| 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 |
| 19:16, 19 February 2022 | Harpers Ferry 1865.jpeg (file) |  |
91 KB | A view of the highly strategic B&O Railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in 1865. Overall, this B&O route was critical to the Union victory after Western Virginia voted to secede from Virginia in 1861 due to access to the important coal and timber resources of the WVA-Ohio region. (Photo from the Library of Congress) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 19:34, 7 November 2021 | Reviewing Stand Veterans Park.jpg (file) |  |
92 KB | A ceremony at Veterans' Memorial Park on A Street. Maybe late 1940s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 18:17, 14 May 2022 | Edward Schafer Morsberger research.JPG (file) |  |
92 KB | Edward Shafer was born in Burkittsville. He came to Brunswick, started investing in real estate, and founded a newspaper, its first issue rolling off the press on 6 March 1891. Shafer was a real man-about-town and made the guest list of many private parties and dances. While he was probably popular, he could also mention the soirée in the paper. On the serious side, he was also tapped to serve on committees for public improvement and community celebrations, was a candidate for the Maryland H... | 1 |
