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17 December 2019

• 16:4616:46, 17 December 2019 diff hist +75 N File:Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum photo from Christal Crowal.jpg Jknight moved page File:Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum photo from Christal Crowal.jpg to File:Police - Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 16:4616:46, 17 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Police - Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum.jpg Jknight moved page File:Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum photo from Christal Crowal.jpg to File:Police - Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum.jpg current
• 16:4516:45, 17 December 2019 diff hist +382 File:Police - Former Brunswick police officer Willie Crum.jpg No edit summary
• 16:4216:42, 17 December 2019 diff hist +328 N File:Police - Maryland State troopers Bob Snyder.jpg Maryland State troopers at Elwood Martin's Cindy-Dee restaurant in the late 1950s. The trooper on the left is Bob Snyder, who later became Frederick County Sheriff from 1982-90. (Courtesy of Barbara Streight Felix from the collection of Virginia Mart... current
• 16:4016:40, 17 December 2019 diff hist +64 N File:Police - First Female Officer, Mattie VanOsdale.jpg Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 16:3816:38, 17 December 2019 diff hist +85 N File:Police - Police Department From B & O Magazine - February, 1958.jpg (added by David Cage) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 16:3616:36, 17 December 2019 diff hist +414 N File:Police - Lee (Babo) Merriman - Brunswick Chief of Police.jpg Lee "Babo" Merriman - Brunswick Chief of Police (Photo courtesy of Terry Merriman James) JoEllen Morsberger Fisher Lee R Merriman, born 1909, died 1967. Joined Brunswick Police force in 1936. He was still on the Police force in 1955, when the bridge... current
• 16:3516:35, 17 December 2019 diff hist +470 N File:Police - Chief Herb Sperry at City Hall.jpg At the old City Hall on E. A Street in the mid-1950s. Blade Times publisher Henry "Cap" Rinker on the far left. Then Chief Herb Sperry is on the right and we believe, Magistrate Judge Charles Leslie Moats in the middle. Judge Moats was murdered in 195... current
• 16:3316:33, 17 December 2019 diff hist +183 N File:Police - Brunswick chief of police Herb Sperry with Mayor Jim Cummings.jpg Brunswick chief of police Herb Sperry with Mayor Jim Cummings - late 1950s? (Photo courtesy of Barbara Streight-Felix) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 16:3216:32, 17 December 2019 diff hist +189 N File:Police - Tommy Nuse and Roby Morseberger.jpg Tommy Nuse and Roby Morseberger look like they're getting ready to take a joy ride. (1950's) (Photo courtesy of Jayne Nuse) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 16:3116:31, 17 December 2019 diff hist +441 N File:Police - Mabel Orrison and Nellie Roby.jpg Mabel Orrison (standing on left) and Nellie Roby (behind the wheel). Mrs Roby was chief of police in Brunswick when the women of the Moose briefly ran the town during World War II or just afterward. She was later the first woman elected to office in Fr... current
• 16:3016:30, 17 December 2019 diff hist +518 N File:Police - Acting Police Chief Nellie Roby tickets businessman Tony Cincotta.jpg Acting Police Chief Nellie Roby tickets businessman Tony Cincotta across from the B&O YMCA when the women officers of the Moose briefly ran the town soon after the end of World War II. Mr. Cincotta seems to be enjoying the situation. According to her... current
• 16:2816:28, 17 December 2019 diff hist +66 N File:Fire Department 1946 Dot “Peanut” Lewis, Dot Burns, Helen Woods and Mary Barge at the old Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg Jknight moved page File:Fire Department 1946 Dot “Peanut” Lewis, Dot Burns, Helen Woods and Mary Barge at the old Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg to File:Fire - Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 16:2816:28, 17 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Fire - Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg Jknight moved page File:Fire Department 1946 Dot “Peanut” Lewis, Dot Burns, Helen Woods and Mary Barge at the old Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg to File:Fire - Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg current
• 16:2716:27, 17 December 2019 diff hist +17 File:Fire - Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg No edit summary
• 16:2316:23, 17 December 2019 diff hist +60 N File:Moose 1940, Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg Jknight moved page File:Moose 1940, Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg to File:Police Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 16:2316:23, 17 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Police Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg Jknight moved page File:Moose 1940, Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg to File:Police Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg current
• 16:2316:23, 17 December 2019 diff hist +23 File:Police Women of the Moose early 1940s.jpg No edit summary
• 15:0615:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist +280 N File:Police - Nellie Roby directing traffic for a funera.jpg Nellie Roby directing traffic for a funeral at Feete's during her brief stint as Brunswick Police Chief. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketown Police - Fire... current
• 15:0415:04, 17 December 2019 diff hist +168 N File:Police - Chief Ambrose with his wife in the sidecar.jpg Chief Ambrose with his wife in the sidecar on the Indian Chief motorcycle. (Photo courtesy of Sam Rife) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 15:0315:03, 17 December 2019 diff hist +264 N File:Police - George H. Ambrose, Police Chief 1937-41.jpg George H. Ambrose, Police Chief 1937-41 standing beside his famous Indian Chief motorcycle with sidecar bought from Dutch Halley's cycle shop on Petersville Rd. (Credit Brunswick History Commission) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 15:0215:02, 17 December 2019 diff hist +620 N File:Police - George Ernest Ambrose (1880-1941).jpg George Ernest Ambrose (1880-1941) Mr. Ambrose was an iconic personality in Brunswick due to the trademark Indian Motorcycle he's sitting on here. After a stint as night watchman, he became a policeman in 1926 and rose to the title Chief of Police in 1... current
• 14:5814:58, 17 December 2019 diff hist +430 N File:Fire - Benny Harsh, Flobe Smith and Bobo Grams hosing the street.jpg Benny Harsh, Flobe Smith and Bobo Grams hosing the street. Looks like E. Potomac Street, maybe after a carnival across from the City Park? That's Sonny Cannon with a flashlight on the far right in a tan sweater and khakis. Maybe Walter Rice on the tru... current
• 14:5714:57, 17 December 2019 diff hist +374 N File:Fire - Members of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department - early '60s.jpg Members of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department - early '60s? The fire truck is a 1956 Chevy 4-door cab pumper. (L-R) 1st 3 from the left are unknown, Ham Hahn, Bobo Grams, Walter Rice, Paul Moore (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Bruns... current
• 14:5614:56, 17 December 2019 diff hist +767 N File:Fire - Sonny Cannon and his crew showing off a new 1953 LaFrance engine.jpg Wonder why these guys look so proud? This is Sonny Cannon and his crew showing off a new 1953 LaFrance engine along with its predecessors (Sonny is far right with his foot on the new engine). At this time Sonny was not only chief of the Brunswick Fire... current
• 14:5514:55, 17 December 2019 diff hist +417 N File:Fire - 1st fire house at 223-225 West Potomac Street..jpg This photo shows Brunswick's 1st fire house located where the present building is today at 223-225 West Potomac Street. See the same alley going up the hill toward the cemetery that's still there today. The 1st firetruck, the 1922 American LaFrance wi... current
• 14:5314:53, 17 December 2019 diff hist +7 File:Fire - Sonny Cannon outside the firehouse he was instrumental in building.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:5314:53, 17 December 2019 diff hist +41 N Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection " current
• 14:5314:53, 17 December 2019 diff hist +1,101 N File:Fire - Sonny Cannon outside the firehouse he was instrumental in building.jpg Sonny Cannon outside the firehouse he was instrumental in building. Sonny was chief of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company for 37 years and the fire hall was a center of political power and famous-name entertainment in Frederick County for 2 generatio...
• 14:4914:49, 17 December 2019 diff hist +346 N File:Canal - Brunswick area C&O Canal being restored.jpg Brunswick area C&O Canal being restored. Unfortunately this never came about due to soil contamination from the railroad. Jeanell Morsberger Willis is in the photo on the right hand side. Newspaper clipping courtesy Jeanell Morsberger Willis and the F... current
• 14:4814:48, 17 December 2019 diff hist +409 N File:Canal - Transportation Issue from the C&O Canal Company in the amount of $5.jpg Transportation Issue from the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company in the amount of $5. In the first half of the 19th century, U.S. banking laws allowed for almost any entity to issue currency. Most of these notes were worthless by 1860. (From the Myer Kap... current
• 14:4714:47, 17 December 2019 diff hist +617 N File:Canal - Girl Scout troop 791on the towpath, 1971.jpg Girl Scout troop 791 from Valley Elementary School in Jefferson on the towpath - 1971 Here are some of the ladies who have been identified... Front Row: Leilani Drayer, Mary Hope Kelly, Dawn Monath, Amanda Rose, Kim Beavers, Sharon Keller, Gwen McAll... current
• 14:4514:45, 17 December 2019 diff hist +336 N File:Canal - U.S. Park Ranger Elwood Wineholt.jpg U.S. Park Ranger Elwood Wineholt at the local National Park Service Museum on W. Potomac Street in the early 1970s. This was around the time the museum opened. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County... current
• 14:4414:44, 17 December 2019 diff hist +245 N File:Canal - Tow Path at Brunswick - Early 1950s.jpg The Tow Path at Brunswick - Early 1950s. Hasn't changed much has it? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 14:4214:42, 17 December 2019 diff hist +157 N File:Potomac River - The Potomac River at dusk 2007.jpg The Potomac River at dusk from the bridge in Brunswick--Fall 2007 (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 14:4114:41, 17 December 2019 diff hist +250 N File:Potomac River - Junie Streight with his sons Ricky and Mike.jpg 1950s shot of Junie Streight on the Potomac river in Brunswick with his sons Ricky and Mike. Junie was tragically killed at age 36 in a motorcycle accident in 1960. (Photo courtesy of Keith & Barbara Streight Felix) Category:Canal current
• 14:4014:40, 17 December 2019 diff hist +257 N File:Potomac River - Gertrude Cannon Thomas.jpg Gertrude Cannon Thomas cooling off on a hot summer day on the Potomac River at Brunswick. Mid-1950s? Gert later worked in the B&O caller's office. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Streight-Felix) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 14:3914:39, 17 December 2019 diff hist +53 File:Potomac Rivr - J.B. Streight, Junie Streight and cousin Leslie (Moonie) Forest.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:3914:39, 17 December 2019 diff hist +272 N File:Potomac Rivr - J.B. Streight, Junie Streight and cousin Leslie (Moonie) Forest.jpg Along the river in Brunswick around 1955. (L-R) J.B. Streight, Junie Streight and cousin Leslie "Moonie" Forest. Mooney was a master head mechanic at Litten's and taught auto shop at Brunswick High School. (Photo courtesy of Keith & Barbara Streight...
• 14:3714:37, 17 December 2019 diff hist +366 N File:Potomac River - Richard Bowers, D. Eddins, and Eugene Bowers.jpg Here's another river shot from the 1930s. In the photo are Richard Bowers, D. Eddins, and Eugene Bowers at the Potomac River above the Harpers Ferry dam in July, 1935. The Bowers twins were Brunswick's best car salesmen at Litten's Chevrolet-Olds for... current
• 14:3614:36, 17 December 2019 diff hist +740 N File:Potomac River - Eleanor Wenner, Garland Mohler, Dot Schnauffer. Wes Schnauffer.jpg More fun on the Potomac near Brunswick in the 1930s. In front are Eleanor Wenner, Garland Mohler, Dot Schnauffer. Wes Schnauffer is in back. According to Tom Watson, Mr. Mohler owned a farm on the river near Bakerton, WVA, on which he had a camp that... current
• 14:2914:29, 17 December 2019 diff hist +279 N File:Potomac River - Paul Burton Forest in his motorboat.jpg Paul Burton Forest in his motorboat on the Potomac River at Brunswick. Burt was the brother to Earl Forest and Wilma Forest Streight. He was a custodian at the B&O YMCA. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Streight Felix) [[Category:Smoketown Potomac River an... current
• 14:2714:27, 17 December 2019 diff hist +190 N File:Potomac River - Boating on the River.jpg On the river (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 14:2614:26, 17 December 2019 diff hist +210 N File:Potomac River Boat Ramp.jpg The Boat Ramp at the Potomac River in Brunswick. Time for summer. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Canal current
• 13:3413:34, 17 December 2019 diff hist +323 N File:Potomac River - girl relaxing at the campground next to the River.jpg As we chase the last moments of Summer, here's a happy girl relaxing at the campground next to the Potomac River way back when. Anybody know who? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libra... current
• 13:3113:31, 17 December 2019 diff hist +335 N File:Potomac River - Charlie Smith, who owned a river cabin and Tina Wigington..jpg Here's another '60s family photo from a day on the Potomac River. In the picture are Charlie Smith, who owned a river cabin and family friend, Tina Wigington. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County... current
• 13:2713:27, 17 December 2019 diff hist +563 N File:Potomac River - George & Olzie Dixie Rose enjoying their river camp in the 1960s.jpg Brunswick people and other locals have always enjoyed the Potomac River. Folks had Summer houses or camps by the river off the Towpath in Brunswick and all along the water around the area. You could fish, sleep under the stars and enjoy the sound of th... current
• 13:2513:25, 17 December 2019 diff hist +96 N File:Potomac River - Charles Harrington at his best.jpg (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 13:2013:20, 17 December 2019 diff hist +207 N File:Potomac River - Charlie Porter with his catch..jpg Charlie Porter with his catch. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 13:1913:19, 17 December 2019 diff hist +78 N File:JC Dockery and Bob Anderson.jpg Jknight moved page File:JC Dockery and Bob Anderson.jpg to File:Potomac River - JC Dockery and Bob Anderson Circa 1950s.jpg current Tag: New redirect