User contributions for HistoryCommission2

17 December 2019

• 20:4120:41, 17 December 2019 diff hist +203 N File:Fire - Hovermale building fire, February 16, 1979..jpg Working fire that started beneath Harrington's shoe shop and destroyed the Hovermale building, February 16, 1979. (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:4020:40, 17 December 2019 diff hist +925 N File:Fire - Hovermale building on West Potomac Street.jpg Working fire that started beneath Harrington's shoe repair shop and destroyed the Hovermale building on West Potomac Street across from the old firehouse on February 16, 1979. The building was sentimental in town to those who remember elder railroader... current
• 20:3820:38, 17 December 2019 diff hist +435 N File:Fire - controlled burn of the Shafer Farm on Petersville Road.jpg This photo is of a controlled burn of the Shafer Farm on Petersville Road that was operated at the time by Bub Eury. The farmhouse and barn were razed to make way for the Route 17 artery that connected Souder Road to the Burkittsville Road in the Summe... current
• 20:3620:36, 17 December 2019 diff hist +229 N File:Fire - Brunswick firefighters handling the Olive School House Road Blaze.jpg Brunswick firefighters handling the Olive School House Rd. blaze in the 1960s. This is believed to have been Winnie & Hilda Scott's house. (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:3520:35, 17 December 2019 diff hist +88 N File:Fire - Fire at JP Karn's in the 1960s.jpg (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:3320:33, 17 December 2019 diff hist +394 N File:Fire - House Fire with the Fire Department.jpg In the picture are: --Dave Taulton on the small roof --Jim Dixon on the ladder --Paul Tritapoe and Ham Hahn on the big roof --On the front porch is Lewie Dixon --At the base of ladder is Sonny Cannon and to his left is John Moyer; to the left is belie... current
• 20:3220:32, 17 December 2019 diff hist +185 N File:Wreck - Military Jet and Airliner Collide, May 1958.jpg Plane crash near Point of Rocks off 464. Military Jet and Airliner Collide, May 1958 (copyright Civil Aeronautics Board) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:3020:30, 17 December 2019 diff hist +838 N File:Wreck - Plane crash near Point of Rocks off 464.jpg Plane crash near Point of Rocks off 464. Military Jet and Airliner Collide, May 1958 Here's a link to the story: http://www3.gendisasters.com/maryland/4837/brunswick,-md-military-jet-airliner-collide,-may-1958 (copyright Civil Aeronautics Board) Thi... current
• 20:2720:27, 17 December 2019 diff hist +345 N File:Wreck of a car, information not available for photo.jpg Quite a pile up. Anyone know where this was? Looks like it may have been on Rt. 180 or 464. Judging from the Oldsmobile billboard on the right, this must've been 1956. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Freder... current
• 20:1820:18, 17 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Fire - Swank Building roof fire fire in the late 1920s.jpg No edit summary current
• 20:1820:18, 17 December 2019 diff hist +759 N File:Fire - Swank Building roof fire fire in the late 1920s.jpg This is a view of a roof fire at the Swank Building in the late 1920s. That storefront housed Swank's Hardware and the Harrington Shoe Repair business at the time and for years. It was razed in the early 1950s to make way for the present Potomac River...
• 20:1620:16, 17 December 2019 diff hist +352 N File:Fire - Swank Building Fire Department hosing down the roof.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department hosing down the roof fire at the old Swank building on a cold day in the late 1920s. People's National Bank in Brunswick is on the the right. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library... current
• 20:1420:14, 17 December 2019 diff hist +802 N File:Fire - Swank Building looking up West Potomac Street.jpg Yet another view up West Potomac St during the Swank Fire. Most of the buildings on the south side are long gone. There were 2 storefronts under Mrs. Null's porch in the lower left. We're not sure what they were at this time, but in the 1950 & early-6... current
• 20:1220:12, 17 December 2019 diff hist +296 N File:Fire - Swank Building street level view.jpg Street level view of the Swank Building. This might have been after the fire given the dump trucks in the previous photo. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketo... current
• 20:1120:11, 17 December 2019 diff hist +499 N File:Fire - Swank building fire in the late 1920s.jpg Another photo of a fire on the top floor of old Swank building in the late 1920s. Note Harrington's Shoe Repair and Nicodemus News in the far right storefront next to the Bank. This building was saved, and was later the first home of People's Home & Au... current
• 20:0920:09, 17 December 2019 diff hist +255 N File:Fire - Fire at the old Swank Hardware store.jpg Fire at the old Swank Hardware store, in what appears to have been the late-1920s From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:1319:13, 17 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Fire - Big fire behind Littens in 1940.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:1219:12, 17 December 2019 diff hist +175 N File:Fire - Big fire behind Littens in 1940.jpg One more angle of the fire behind Littens in 1940. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)
• 19:1119:11, 17 December 2019 diff hist +231 N File:Fire - Big Fire fire behind Littens in 1940, one more view.jpg Here's another view of the fire behind Littens in 1940. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:1019:10, 17 December 2019 diff hist +312 N File:Fire - behind Litten's car dealership.jpg Another photo of men watching the Fall 1940 fire on the railroad behind Litten's car dealership from the lot full of then new 1941 Chevys. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries [[... current
• 19:0819:08, 17 December 2019 diff hist +414 N File:Fire - Big fire on the railroad behind Litten's car dealership on West Potomac Street.jpg Big fire on the railroad behind Litten's car dealership on West Potomac Street in what we believe was 1940. The fire truck appears to be the 1938 Ford pumper. This may have been a fire in the livestock pens that were behind the business. (From the My... current
• 19:0719:07, 17 December 2019 diff hist +344 N File:Fire - Big fire behind Litten's Chevrolet.jpg Big fire behind Litten's Chevrolet (Fall of 1940?) before the United States entered World War II. It's believed this was due to livestock pens that somehow got ignited. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederi... current
• 19:0619:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist +453 N File:Fire - Chief Sonny Cannon, Bill Woullard and Leonard King.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company Chief Sonny Cannon (L) and officer Bill Woullard (R) receive a check from Leonard King to purchase the 1921 LaFrance engine and hose cart. Note the cart on the back of Buck Gladhill's rollback. We think this photo was... current
• 19:0419:04, 17 December 2019 diff hist +88 N File:Fire - Walter Rice.jpg (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:0319:03, 17 December 2019 diff hist +314 N File:Fire - Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company officials in 1958..jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company officials in 1958. Note some corrections to the record as the gentleman seated on the lower right is Clair Ebersole and standing on the far left is Bobo Grams. (Added by Connie Silliman copied from the Blade Times)... current
• 19:0219:02, 17 December 2019 diff hist +173 N File:Fire - LaFrance 1953 pumper came equiped with a foam unit.jpg 1953 LaFrance pumper came equipped with a foam unit but was later removed because of a rusted out tank. (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Fire Department current
• 19:0019:00, 17 December 2019 diff hist +160 N File:Fire - Volunteer Fire Company in Brunswick Circa 40s or 50s.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co - Potomac St 1940's or early 1950's Photo courtesy of Jason Russell Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 18:5918:59, 17 December 2019 diff hist +166 N File:Fire - 1956 Chevy 4 door cab pumper.jpg 1956 Chevy 4 door cab pumper purchased from Litton's Chevrolet of Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 18:5818:58, 17 December 2019 diff hist +369 N File:Fire - Brunswick Fire Co - Potomac Street, 1940s or early 1950s.jpg Brunswick Fire Co - Potomac St 1940's or early 1950's Jim Dixon: The car in the middle belonged to Walter, as a kid we would load two chicken crates in the trunk and go to farms in Virginia get chicken for the annual fireman's dinner. Bring them back... current
• 18:5618:56, 17 December 2019 diff hist +168 N File:Fire - Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co - 1922 American Lafrance type 75.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co - Potomac St 1922 American Lafrance type 75 Photo courtesy of Jason Russell Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 18:5418:54, 17 December 2019 diff hist +95 N File:Fire - Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co - Potomac Street.jpg Photo courtesy of Jason Russell Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 18:5318:53, 17 December 2019 diff hist +381 N File:City of Brunswick Department of Sanitation.jpg Early photo from the City of Brunswick Department of Sanitation. We don't know the folks & the dog, but guess the photo may have been taken in the late 1940s. Does anyone know if Sonny Cannon was involved? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at th... current
• 18:5118:51, 17 December 2019 diff hist +175 N File:Fire - Volunteer Fire Company - 1930s Blue Ford.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co - Old Fire House on Delaware Ave 1930s Blue Ford (Photo courtesy of Jason Russell) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 18:5018:50, 17 December 2019 diff hist +645 N File:Fire - Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department banquet Circa 1935.jpg Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department banquet at the old fiore hall on Dayton Avenue circa 1935. Stanley T. Virts, later mayor of Brunswick, is at the head of the table. According to Jim Dixon, "the first 2 men on the right are Connors (Les is the first... current
• 18:4918:49, 17 December 2019 diff hist +235 N File:Fire - At the old Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946.jpg At the old Firehouse on Delaware Avenue in 1946. Peanut Howe is standing on the running board. The ladies in front are Dot Burns, Helen Woods and Mary Barger. (Photo courtesy of Marsha New) Category:Fire Department current
• 18:4818:48, 17 December 2019 diff hist +284 N File:Fire - 1930 AA Ford in front of fire house.jpg 1930 AA Ford in front of fire house on Delaware Ave Brunswick. This truck was purchased at Rosemont Motors of Brunswick. The Bill of sale is dated April 30th, 1930. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Dept.) [[Category:Smoketown Police -... current
• 17:1217:12, 17 December 2019 diff hist +801 N File:Fire - Fire chief and later Mayor Stanley T Virts.jpg Fire chief and later Mayor Stanley T Virts is on the far left of this group of men in front of the old fire house on Delaware Avenue. Can you identify anyone else? The vehicle is believed to be a 1929 Chevy Pickup. The lettering on the door reads "Bru... current
• 17:0917:09, 17 December 2019 diff hist +426 N File:Fire - American LaFrance is proudly displayed in 1923.jpg Brunswick's first motorized fire engine, the American LaFrance is proudly displayed in 1923 in front of the People's National Bank, later the F&M. Swank's Hardware, which was razed in 1955 for construction of the current Potomac River bridge, is next d... current
• 17:0617:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist +532 N File:Fire - Fireman's Convention Ad - 1930s.jpg Fireman's Conventon Ad - 1930s? See local ads for the Maryland Restaurant (Mrs. Himes), Weedy's Market, Barker's Store and other Potomac Street businesses. Judging from the address and reference to Cummings Apts, Central Service Station must have been... current
• 17:0417:04, 17 December 2019 diff hist +448 N File:Fire - 1922 American LaFrance.jpg 1922 American LaFrance with drivers in front of the Firemen's Hall, the 1st Brunswick Fire House on West Potomac Street. (Courtesy of Robert Day) Wade Watson: It's a 1921. We bought it new and it was delivered January 2nd 1922. We moved out that buil... current
• 17:0217:02, 17 December 2019 diff hist +413 N File:Fire - Early ad in a local program..jpg (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Some historic Brunswick names here. Two Feetes, Dr. Horine, Henry Rinker, who was editor of the newspaper, Fr. Burgess from Grace Episcopal church, Jim Eury, who farmed for my grandfather Wenner, Pres Orrison who... current
• 17:0017:00, 17 December 2019 diff hist +509 N File:Fire - Members of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire in Ocean City Circa 1950s.jpg Members of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department at the Maryland Fireman's Convention in Ocean City in the late 1950s. From left to right: (seated) Petie Virts and Bud Harrison; (standing) Jim Dixon, Frank Miglio, Doug Frye, Clair Ebersole, Webb Benn... current
• 16:5916:59, 17 December 2019 diff hist +305 N File:Fire - Pair of Brunswick fire helmets Circa 1950.jpg Pair of Brunswick fire helmets given to my father by Walter Rice about 1950. (Photo & memory courtesy of Wade Watson Wade Watson commented-- The helmet on the right was probably belonged to Chief Stanly Virts. Both of them date to the 20's [[Categor... current
• 16:5616:56, 17 December 2019 diff hist +308 N File:Police - Unknown Dispatcher.jpg Here's another mid-'70s Kaplon photo, taken at the old Brunswick City Hall on A Street. Who knows this gentleman and what his job was? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries [[Cate... current
• 16:5416:54, 17 December 2019 diff hist +351 N File:Police - Police woman Pat Smith in action on A Street.jpg Police woman Pat Smith in action on A Street in the early 1970s. Miss Pat, as she is fondly known, served in the Brunswick Police Department and city government under 6 mayors. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library;... current
• 16:5316:53, 17 December 2019 diff hist +381 N File:Police - Pat Smith in 1975.jpg Pat Smith in 1975. "Miss Pat" as she is fondly known, is a longtime City Hall fixture with service in the Brunswick Police Department and city government. She served 6 mayors from the 1970s until the teens. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at th... current
• 16:5216:52, 17 December 2019 diff hist +499 N File:Police - Betty Fitez was one of the first policewomen in Brunswick.jpg Betty Fitez was one of the first policewomen in Brunswick. She was a familiar, beloved face as school crossing guard for BES students in the 1960s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libr... current
• 16:5016:50, 17 December 2019 diff hist +1,013 N File:Police - Mrs. Mattie VanOsdale, Brunswick's first police woman Circa 1950s.jpg Mrs. Mattie VanOsdale, Brunswick's first police woman at her post at the foot of W. B Street and Petersville Road in the late 1950s. Her duties were to assist officers on patrol and look after the safety of children on their way to and from school. (C... current
• 16:4816:48, 17 December 2019 diff hist +282 N File:Police - Police Chief George Morris in 1975.jpg Police Chief George Morris in 1975. Chief Morris died tragically in an auto accident in the Summer of 1979. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketown Police - Fi... current
• 16:4716:47, 17 December 2019 diff hist +341 N File:Police - Brunswick Police Chief Tommy Thompson.jpg Brunswick Police Chief Tommy Thompson at his desk in the 1970s. He was an officer who rose to chief during the early years of Mayor Jess D. Orndorff's administration. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick... current