| Identifier |
2023.047 |
| Creator(s) |
Moore, Christopher |
| Acquisition |
Donated by Christopher Moore in 2023. |
| Language(s) |
English |
| Use |
Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use." |
| Preferred Citation |
"Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland." |
| Attribution |
Finding aid written by Ian Post |
| Related Materials |
None |
| Separated Materials |
- a t-shirt from the early 90s of a stockcar show at the old Salisbury Mall
- a shoe horn from Buck’s Buster Brown in the Salisbury Mall.
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Scope and Content Note
This collection includes photographs and ephemera collected by Christopher Moore and document the development of Salisbury, particularly the Downtown Plaza and the “old” Salisbury Mall. The photographs include:
1. A black and white 8x10 photo of Main Street, at Division, from the July 2, 1938. No photographer listed.
2. A black and white 10x17 photo of Main Street, at Division, from December 15, 1957. Photographer: Richard Stacks.
3. A black and white 8x10 photo of Main Street, at Division, from the mid-1960s, pre-Downtown Plaza. Photographer: Robert Kniesche.
4. A black and white 8x11 photo of the Downtown Plaza, taken from the roof of the building at the left corner of Main and Division across from the Wicomico Hotel from about 1969/1970.
5. Two color 8x10 photos of the Benjamins fire on the Downtown Plaza from 1979.
6. Photo of Main Street, from the Wicomico Hotel, from December 15, 1957. Photographer: Richard Stacks.
7. Photo of Main Street from the old courthouse, from November 6, 1960. Photographer: Richard Stacks.
The papers include:
1. Post card of the old Salisbury Mall, from the early 1970s.
2. A postcard of the Downtown Plaza, from Christmas 1968, which has Thurston Studio written across the top. This photo is most definitely in your Thurston collection at the NABB Center, but not in color.
3. A postcard of the Downtown Plaza, from the early 1970s, looking toward Division Street; with Benjamins on the left.
4. A pamphlet from R.E. Powell from the early 1964 promoting the downtown store’s new façade and the company’s anniversary.
5. The 8th Annual Great Salisbury Fireman’s Muster and Olympics, 1989 program.
6. Albero for SBY Mayor bumper sticker.
Separately, the collection also includes a t-shirt from the early 90s of a stockcar show at the old Salisbury Mall and a shoe horn from Buck’s Buster Brown in the Salisbury Mall.
