On the Old Franklin Road, 1901

The collection consists of one photograph album containing 64 gelatin silver prints from circa 1898-1902. The album is inscribed on front cover: "To Clara / from A.J. Laciar / Xmas 1900". Most of the photos are captioned and dated. Images in Baltimore include several monuments and Druid Hill Park, with scenes of Silver Spring Road and Garrett's Bridge. Scenes in the Baltimore vicinity include Lake Roland and Loch Raven, a ravine at Stevenson, Maryland, and views of the Old Annapolis and Old Franklin Roads.

Many photographs depict people, who are unidentified. These include several groups of African American women and children photographed on the "Annapolis Pike". There is a group portrait from 1898 of Spanish Prisoners captured in the course of the Spanish American War. There are also several photos of buildings in Washington, D.C., both government buildings and businesses illuminated for the inauguration of President McKinley, 1901.