A group of children with an adult playing on one of the lawns of Druid Hill Park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Other groups of children and adults are seated and standing in the background. Opened in 1860 as Baltimore’s first large municipal park, Druid Hill Park is comprised of 745 acres.
Verso transcription: King Gaul – Druid Hill Park - 1917
1917
The Bureau of Recreation Photograph Collection contains photographs sponsored by the Baltimore Bureau of Recreation, the Playground Athletic League, and the Children’s Playground Association from 1911 to 1936.
1966.3
4.25 x 6.5 inches
1966.3.421
1 print
19798
This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.
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