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Baltimore Street east from Commerce Street
Subject:
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Street scene; Cable cars (Streetcars); Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Theater
Item ID:
MC6591
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
Baltimore Street east from Commerce Street. Known as "The Block". Northwest corner building decorated with Caryatids. Also pictured: Lubin's Theatre.
Date of Original:
ca. 1920
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 

