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Photograph of clam farmers. Chincoteague watermen have a developed maricultural and can harvest clams on order. The smallest specimens are sold for eating on the half-shell, the middle-sized for restaurant chowder. The largest go into manufactured…

Photograph of female farmer with goat.

Robert Charles “Biggie” Long, a prominent citizen from Princess Anne in Somerset County, active in Maryland politics, had a cannery at Westover. He processed large acreages of tomatoes every year. Here he examines the latest crop and strikes a deal…

A study in early summer on the back road from Salisbury to Delmar.

Muskrat season opens the first of January. This trapper, Stanley Bennett of Mardela, works the marsh of the Nanticoke River. Trapping muskrats is dangerous business - it is easy to step in an unseen hole. Despite this hazard, most trappers work…

Lt. Ernest Childers, a Creek, being congratulated by Gen. Jacob L. Devers after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor in Italy for wiping out two machine gun nests

Percentage of Native Americans saying they have ever personally experienced discrimination in each situation because they are Native

Photograph of a man and women in embrace with a gold background

Chromolithograph that depicts Pocahontas saving John Smith, the background depicts the forest and mountain ranges as well as Tipis

Pictured are three different types of lacrosse sticks. Two resemble an earlier version of modern lacrosse sticks; one resembles a field hockey stick. A ball is also included for proportionality and further intrigue.