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Abell, A.[runah]S.[hepherdson], 1806-1888
Subject:
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Newspapers and periodicals; Portrait male
Item ID:
MC1262
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806-1888) was an American publisher and philanthropist. Shepherdson founded the Baltimore Sun, a Baltimore newspaper still in print. Photograph.
Date of Original:
Unknown
Collection:
Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 

![Abell, A.[runah]S.[hepherdson], 1806-1888](http://www.mdhs.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/digitalimage/mc1262_abell.jpg)