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Guestroom interior, Plimhimmon Hotel, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: PP38.17

Dates

  • Other: undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of 2 boxes, of which Box 1 contains photographic materials and Box 2 contains non-photographic materials. Box 1 holds 22 photoprints, of which 7 are modern prints made at the Maryland Historical Society in the 1980s from vintage glass negatives, and 15 are vintage prints. All of the glass negatives and some of the vintage prints have duplicate/copy negatives available. The subjects are the Plimhimmon Hotel, and the Goldsborough and Rose Cottages in Ocean City, Maryland, from 1884-1940. Included are views of the lobby, music room, ballroom, dining room, and guest rooms. Photos of hotel and cottage guests include an 1884 group in bathing suits, and guests playing badminton indoors, circa 1940.

Box 2 holds ephemera and other materials including postcards, menus, other printed ephemera, and printing plates.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750