The Stanley Institute (also known as Rock Elementary) is the oldest community owned African American one-room schoolhouse that is still intact in Dorchester County, photographed on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in Cambridge, MD. Built in 1865 near Church Creek, MD, The Stanley Institute was named for Reverend Ezekriel Stanley, the President of the first board […]
Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam
A Bald Eagle looks out over the Conowingo Dam after eating a fish on Saturday, December 12, 2009. Located in northeastern Maryland, spanning the Hartford and Cecil County border, the Conowingo Dam is part of the Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant. The dam is visited daily by bird watchers and photographers looking to get a glimpse of […]
Capital Alumni Network Flag Football League
Members of the Delaware University Alumni flag football team (right) check to see if they are lined-up correctly before snapping the ball during a Capital Alumni Network Flag Football League game verse the Tufts University Alumni on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Capital Alumni Network Flag Football League runs for three months with […]
The National Mall
A couple holds hands and enjoys the sunset on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Receiving over 23 million visitors per year, most visitors to the National Mall come to see the many monuments and museums. What many people not native to Washington, D.C. do not know, is on any […]
Washington Place
The north and south parks (pictured), that make up Washington Place, are part of four areas that surround the Washington Monument (in background) in Baltimore, MD. The other two sections to the east and west of the Washington Monument make up Mount Vernon Place. Many sculptures, in honor of historic Baltimore icons, can be found […]
The Belvedere
The often photographed Belvedere Hotel sign leading into what is now known as the Belvedere Condominiums on Sunday, August 23, 2009 in Baltimore, MD. A Baltimore landmark, the Belvedere Hotel dates back to 1903. The hotel was designed by the same architectural firm that designed The John Hopkins University Homewood campus, Parker and Thomas of […]
Washington Union Station
The arrival and departure electronic board at Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The board is the first thing visitors see as they enter through the stations main entrance off of Massachusetts Ave. More than 32 million visitors pass through the station every year, this includes subway and rail passengers, […]
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
The Great Hall at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Originally constructed to serve as a “Temple of Invention” for the United States Patent Office in 1840, the Great Hall has also served as the first national museum, the location for President Lincoln’s second inaugural ball, and the […]
Domino Sugars Plant Neon Sign
The Domino Sugars Plant neon sign photographed from Gittings St. in Baltimore, MD on Friday, August 14, 2009. The 1950’s neon sign is the size of a basketball court and cost over $100,000 a year to light-up. Individuals interested in getting a closer look at the sign, or learning more about the Domino Sugars Plant, […]
Rosedale Manor Family Chapel
A view of the Rosedale Manor family chapel at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood, MD, July 2, 2009. The family chapel is a 12 ft. x 12 ft. one room chapel that can hold about 15 people. Greenwell State Park sits on part of a 4000-acre tract once known as Resurrection Manor. In the 1940’s, […]
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
A group of visitors hold a replica of the Great Garrison Flag as a Park Ranger tells the history of the flag on the grounds of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, MD on Monday, June 29, 2009. The original Great Garrison Flag was one of two flags, especially made for the […]
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