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Flooding at Hancock, Md., aerial view, 1936

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: PP144.4-.6

Dates

  • 1936

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.05 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Notes

Dup/copy neg Z24.1426.

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of one box with five folders containing 17 photoprints made ca. 1935-1940 by Clarence Beckett of the Maryland National Guard 104th Photo Section of the 29th Division Aviation. The images are aerial views of Maryland, including the inner harbor and downtown Baltimore, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Fort McHenry. There are many aerial views of sites affected by flooding along the Potomac River in March 1936, including Hancock, Big Pool, Williamsport, and Point of Rocks, Maryland.

Some images show planes including a Pan American Airlines x14714 plane, a Martin 130 series seaplane and prototype of the "China Clipper" used by Pan Am. There are also pictures of an unidentified monoplane after crashing in a field in August 1940.

Creator

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