Historical Postcard

The above undated postcard shows a Red Cross ambulance convoy. My guess would be the first World War, judging by the uniform and vehicle styles seen in the picture.

Corsetry

The corset, once referred to as "the garment of great antiquity", was worn as early as the 2nd Millenium BC. It was originally worn as an outer garment by both men and women during the Minoan Bronze Age.

Len Bias

Len Bias was considered one of the best college basketball players of his era at the University of Maryland. He became the number 2 overall pick in the NBA draft, however he never did get to play for the team that drafted him, the Boston Celtics, because he died shortly after signing of a cocaine overdose at the age of 22.

1903 Pandemic Flu

Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD, pictured in 1903, when it lost many of its' own nurses to the pandemic flu.

Grace Annie Lockhart (1855-1916)

Grace Annie Lockhart was the first woman to earn a university degree in the British Empire. Her Bachelor of Science and English Literature degree was awarded on May 25, 1875.

Western Union

Western Union boy on a bicycle - 1925

The California Gold Rush

In 1848 along the American River in California, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter from New Jersey, picked up some gold nuggets from the river near where he was building a saw mill. Scenes similar to the image above soon became symbolic of the California Gold Rush.

Ogunquit Maine

The Ogunquit School of Painting and Sculpture is pictured on July 11, 1937. Photographed by G. Herbert Whitney, the school opened in 1935 in this scenic coastal village.

Bethel, Maine

The junction of Broad, Church, and Main streets, known as "Honest Corner", is pictured in 1885. These nineteenth century commercial structures in the heart of Bethel remain standing today.

Dow Jones

Journalist Charles Dow is pictured in 1896, the year the Dow Jones Industrial Average was introduced. The "Dow" gives investors a regular window into the stock market.