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US 50/Route 301 Property Dispute records
by Whittle, Margaret (1951 – 1999)
1 carton, 1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
The US 50/Route 301 Property Dispute records documents the process Margaret Whittle went through to sell, her mother, Jeannette Nash’s estate and property on Kent Narrows in Kent Island. The records details correspondence with Margaret and the Maryland Department of Transportation regarding the trunk line and Bay Bridge expansion from 1951-1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1976-1999 wherein Margaret was left with little ability to sell the estate.
Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Company Payroll Ledger
by Odell, John (1848)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger was kept by John Odell and provides payroll record for employees of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Company, also known as the Fitchburg Railroad, in 1848.
Victor Lynn Lines records
by Victor Lynn Lines (1930 – 2006)
2 boxes (3.25 linear feet)
Victor Lynn Lines records document the water and freight industry of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The materials date from 1930-2006 with the bulk of the materials dating from the final voyage of the Victor Lynn freighter to the eventual sale of the company, 1951-1961. Newspaper clippings and photographs document the company’s history and accomplishments.
W.H. Smith Glass Lantern Slides
by Smith, W.H. (circa 1900)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These seven glass lantern slides were taken by W.H. Smith, circa 1900. They depict transportation themes including an Erie train, the steamboat Pegasus, the Central Park boat house, the boat Valkyrie in Sandy Hook, a Pennsylvania Railroad boat in Chicago, a yacht on the Long Island Sound, and Glen Onoko in Pennsylvania.
Walsa Collection
by MacLeish, Patty; Reibel, Daniel B. (1999 – 2001)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains photocopies of Maryland railroad lines from the 1880s through 1900s. Also included is a copy of "The Chronicle of Early American Industries Association" from September 1976, featuring an article about hand sewn timber logs and their construction.
Whittington and Newman Store Ledger
by Whittington and Newman Store (1863 – 1866)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Whittington and Newman Store Ledger, 1863-1866, documents the goods and services provided by the store located near Marion Station, Somerset County, Maryland. Goods and services included carriage wheels and associated repairs, plow mending, plow handles and wheel bushings. Coffins for men, women and children were also sold. The ledger notes customers names, prices and race.
Wicomico County Airport Commission records
by Wicomico County Airport Commission (1949 – 1993)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
The Wicomico County Airport Commission records consist of a complete run of meeting minutes from 1949-1993. The minutes offer details of the airport operations, expansions, and improvements to the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport located in Salisbury, Maryland.
Winter Place Carriage House Museum collection
by Winter Place Carriage House Museum (1977)
1 oversize folder (1.25 linear feet)
This collection contains one poster showing the former Winter Place Carriage House Museum in Wicomico County, as well as two newspaper clippings from 1977 documenting the closing of the museum and subsequent sale of the carriages. The Show Horse Training Center and Carriage House Museum at Winter Place once featured dozens of rare and ornamental carriages before the owner became bankrupt, causing everything to be auctioned and the land to become a county park.