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Items with subject 'Transportation'

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1950s Pamphlets

by American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCoca-Cola CompanyCrane, John M.Dwight Edwards CompanyJuran, Robert A.Natural Rubber BureauPerdue CompanySoman, AlfredUnited States Department of AgricultureUnited States Department of the InteriorUnited States Office of Civilian Defense (1950s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Series of differing pamphlets and brochures of informational use including those on nuclear fallout protection, food stockpile survival, roads, rubber and transportation, electricity, WBOC radio station, Salisbury, Maryland, Fort McHenry, the Statue of Liberty and George Washington.

Associated Subjects: Pamphlet • Transportation
Identifier: 2014.072
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Assateague Island Ferry collection

by Mann, Bunk (2014)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Newspaper article and corresponding photograph documenting Ocean Beach and the Assateague Island Ferry. The Assateague Island Ferry was used to take people and their automobiles to Ocean Beach; a new community in the early stages of development. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill creating Assateague National Seashore, thus forever ending the development of Ocean Beach.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Transportation
Identifier: 2014.100
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Baltimore Steamboat photograph collection

by Lewis, Robert J. (1910 – 2014)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Photographic copies of passenger steamboats from Baltimore, Maryland, 1910-1965.Noted ships include, QUEEN ANNE, DREAMLAND, LOVE POINT, TOLCHESTER, PORT WELCOME, and EMMA GILES. Copies were created in 2014.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2014.154
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Cannon Ferry Ledger

by Neal, J.L. (1835, 1888)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

Cannon Ferry Ledger, January-December 1835. The Cannon Ferry Ledger details the transactions between customers and those operating the ferry. Mr. J. L. Neal was in control of the ferry and ledger circa 1885-1888, and his personal papers and business documents have been pasted into the ledger. The transcribed ledger is attached.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Accounting Records • Transportation
Identifier: 2015.012b
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Carriage Repair Shop Ledger

by Unknown (1860 – 1875)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Transcription and analysis of an accounting ledger from a carriage repair shop in Salisbury, Maryland, 1860-1875.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Accounting Records • Business • Transportation
Identifier: 1999.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Darrin Lowrey Talbot County Photography Collection

by Unknown (1907 – 1908)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection, dating from 1907 to 1908, contains various photographs of families in Talbot County and possibly of the Rich Neck Manor of Claiborne, MD. Among the photographs is the steamboat Leander Choate going through the locks.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Transportation
Identifier: 1997.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Delmarva Railroad Stations photograph collection

by Unknown (1920s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Black and white photographic prints of varying railroad stations once located throughout the Delmarva Penninsula in Maryland and Delaware. Images include the Laurel Depot, Union Station in Salisbury, the Delmar Station, and the Bridgeville, Delaware Station.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Railways • Transportation
Identifier: 2014.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Transportation records

by Unknown (1901 – 1950)

1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

Eastern Shore Transportation records document different types of transportation on the Eastern Shore in the twentieth century. Documenting materials include newspaper articles from the 1950s on Salisbury's first automobile show and the separation of Maryland's Eastern Shore from the rest of the state, as well as a black and white photograph of several old-fashioned cars. A Pennsylvania Railroad map from 1901 completes the collection.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2009.576
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edgar Bennett Collection

by Bennett, Edgar (1867 – 1997)

31 boxes (27 linear feet)

The Edgar Bennett Collection documents the personal and professional lives of Edgar T. Bennett and his wife, Margaret Truitt Bennett. Personal items from the collection include land grants, photographs, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection revolves around Edgar Bennett's professional life, mainly consisting of records from the former Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc. bus company, and Bennett's political career in the Republican Party, Maryland State Senate and Maryland State Roads Commission.

Associated Subjects: Business • Graphic Arts • Politics • Transportation • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: 1993.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ellett A. Lewis Scrapbooks

by Lewis Family (1900 – 1940)

1 box (0.75 linear feet)

Ellett A. Lewis Scrapbook collection depicts family members and friends participating in activities outside of the home in Salisbury, Maryland through photographic documentation, 1900-1940. Images include Mr. Lewis’ service in World War I, New York City, Accomack County, Virginia, Pokomoke City, Maryland, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Eastern Shore homes, roadside camping, schoolhouses, classrooms and monuments to Virginia Dare and Francis Makemie.

Identifier: 2005.078
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fred Grier collection

by Grier, Fred (1879 – 1972)

4 boxes,  1 oversize box (9 linear feet)

This collection contains photographs, news clippings, invoices, correspondence, minutes and a variety of material related to the Salisbury Fire Department, its origins, activities, and role in the city of Salisbury, Maryland. Also of interest in the collection is a series dedicated to disasters and emergencies such as railroad derailments and industrial explosions. Much of the collection is devoted to photographs of fires and disasters which have occurred in and around Salisbury, Maryland since the early part of the 20th century. This collection provides a unique look at the growth of a municipal government agency, transportation, and technology as well as living and working conditions.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 1996.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Harper Postcard Collection

by Curt Teich & CompanyThe Mayrose Co. (1930s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains five vintage postcards of steamships that harbored in the Maryland and Virginia Chesapeake area and include the S.S. VIRGINIA LEE, the S.S. PRINCESS ANNE, the S.S. POCAHONTAS, the S.S. CITY OF NORFOLK (Old Bay Line), and the S.S. DIXIE (Wilson Line Steamer).

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2008.046
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment