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PHOTO. Photograph Collections

 Classification
Identifier: PHOTO
MCHC has a variety of different photograph collections. Browse the collections broken down by type from the list on the right of the screen.

Found in 297 Collections and/or Records:

Potthast Brothers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0007
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of furniture made by the Potthast Brothers Company, unidentified family portraits, crews of the Bremen Line ships, Baltimore shipping and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pier, and ships Lynata and Shawmut. Other subjects are the Knights of the Maccabees in regalia and soldiers of the Spanish-American war.

Dates: 1900

Radcliffe photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0039
Abstract

This collection contains 1 box of photographs collected by George Radcliffe that show scenes of the Susquehanna Railroad Bridge under construction. There are also two photographs of the residence of Dr. William L. Larkin of Baltimore.

Dates: 1865-1970s

Reis photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1989.50
Abstract

The Reis photograph collection contains 7 boxes of 112 glass and film negatives documenting the life of the family, including portraits and images of the family home, as well as Baltimore landmarks.

Dates: 1893-1894

Richard Childress photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0177
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs taken by Baltimore Sun photographer Richard Childress. Childress worked at the Sun from 1961 until his death in 1984. He covered virtually everything newsworthy for the paper over his more than two decade career: protests, sports, social and cultural events, politics, automobile accidents, house fires, fairs, festivals, and parades, military events, and more.

Dates: 1958-1984

Rider photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0040
Abstract

This collection contains family portraits of the Rider, White, McConkey, Haslup and Bateman families, with pictures of their houses and other sites in the Ruxton and Waverly areas near Baltimore, Maryland.

Dates: 1850-1969

Rieman family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0252
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, prints, and negatives featuring members of the Rieman family, a prominent Baltimore family. There are also two images of railroad executive Solomon Davies Warfield and opera singer Rosa Ponselle.

Dates: 1927-1983

Rieman-McIntosh family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0330
Abstract

The Rieman-McIntosh family photograph collection consists of roughly 88 photographs of the two families from 1852-1926.

Dates: 1852-1926

Robert E. Lee Hall photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0055
Abstract

This collection contains photographs collected by Robert E. Lee Hall of Baltimore streets and portraits of Chinese Americans.

Dates: circa 1900-1930

Robert Kniesche photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0079
Abstract This collection contains over 6,000 photographs taken by Robert Kniesche over the course of his career as a professional photographer, primarily with The Baltimore Sun newspaper. Maryland subjects include: aviation, trains, theaters and theatrical productions; sports events including horse racing, fox hunting, regattas, baseball, and football, portraits of sports celebrities and performing artists; maritime activities including oyster harvesting, ship building, and many images of specific...
Dates: 1923-1976

Robert L. Harris photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1955.3; 1978.18
Abstract

The Robert L. Harris photograph collection comprises 137 glass and film negatives taken by Robert L. Harris, depicting life in Baltimore, Maryland in the first half of the 20th century. Topics include the Harris family, home interiors and exteriors, construction sites, businesses and cityscapes of Baltimore during World War II. Most of the locations depicted are unidentified.

Dates: 1908-1949