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Garbage along Lafayette Market

Description

View of garbage piled up alongside Lafayette Market at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Hendin's store visible in the background. The market was built in 1871, burned down in 1953, then was rebuilt and continued operating until 1994. It reopened in 1996 as the Avenue Market.

Date

circa 1953-01

Language(s)

Collection Number

BCLM HEN

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Object ID

HEN.00.A2-271

Extent

1 negative

Resource ID

5369

Notes

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.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.