William Carter photograph collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of Baltimore scenes: buildings, construction of the city, night and winter scenes, parks, railroads, and festivals. Also included are group and individual portraits.
Dates
- 1900-1917
Creator
- Carter, William M., 1880- ca. 1917 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
William M. Carter (1880-circa 1917) was most likely the son of Hiram and Mary Carter. Hiram Carter was a Baltimore Commission Merchant, his firm Carter and Company located at 10 East Camden Street. From 1889, the family lived at 718 North Fulton Avenue, and William M. first appeared in the Baltimore City Directory at that address in 1897, listed as a student. In 1898, William was listed as a clerk, perhaps in his fathers business, and his profession alternated between clerk and bookkeeper until 1915. Between 1911 and 1915, William M. Carter lived in Waverly at 628 Fairoak Avenue (now 31st Street); in 1916, he became a salesman and moved to 511 Franklin Terrace (now 41st Street). William is said to have died in the flu epidemic of 1916-1917.
Extent
2.0 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photographs are organized by subject, and arranged in folders according to PP catalog numbers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Mint Museum of History (Charlotte, N.C.), 1984.
Scope and Contents
The collection, housed in two boxes, consists of two photograph albums containing roughly 162 and 444 gelatin silver photoprints, respectively, and just over 500 loose photographs. The photographs in the albums and about 460 of the loose photographs are thought to have been made by William M. Carter circa 1900-1917, primarily of Baltimore scenes: buildings (houses, stores, churches, schools, and other public buildings), construction and destruction in the city, bridges, night and winter scenes, landscapes and seascapes, animals, parks (Druid Hill, Patterson, River View, and others), railroads, festivals and sporting events. There are also many unidentified portraits of groups and individuals, including children. Another set of ca. 50 photoprints (gelatin silver, tintype, and albumen prints including cabinet cards and cartes de visite) are studio portraits of unidentified men, women and children.
Very few of the photographs are captioned or dated.
Creator
- Carter, William M., 1880- ca. 1917 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William Carter photograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Katherine Cowan
- Date
- 1999-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-01-30: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org