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- 15:33, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:33, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:An old banjo string purchased from Horine's Drug store, likely in the late 1930.jpg (An old banjo string, still in package that was purchased from Horine's Drug store, likely in the late 1930s. Owner was Howard Taulton of the C Street Ramblers. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Taulton) Category:Business)
- 15:33, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:An old banjo string purchased from Horine's Drug store, likely in the late 1930.jpg (An old banjo string, still in package that was purchased from Horine's Drug store, likely in the late 1930s. Owner was Howard Taulton of the C Street Ramblers. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Taulton) Category:Business)
- 15:32, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:S.W. George & Co Hardware on the southwest corner of West Potomac Street and Delaware Avenue.jpg (Inside S.W. George & Co hardware at its then new location on the southwest corner of W. Potomac Street and Delaware Avenue. According to Robin Heaton, who owns the original, the photo was taken in 1910. The business opened in 1907 and was owned by 3 generations of the George family for 66 years. From left are Harry George Sr, his father Samuel W. George and Sydnor Bennett. Note the horse collars hanging on the upper right and the coal-fired heating stoves on the right side of the floor. Ac...)
- 15:32, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:32, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:S.W. George & Co Hardware on the southwest corner of West Potomac Street and Delaware Avenue.jpg (Inside S.W. George & Co hardware at its then new location on the southwest corner of W. Potomac Street and Delaware Avenue. According to Robin Heaton, who owns the original, the photo was taken in 1910. The business opened in 1907 and was owned by 3 generations of the George family for 66 years. From left are Harry George Sr, his father Samuel W. George and Sydnor Bennett. Note the horse collars hanging on the upper right and the coal-fired heating stoves on the right side of the floor. Ac...)
- 15:29, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:29, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Brunswick Hardware at 302 W Potomac Street in 1978.jpg (Brunswick Hardware at 302 W Potomac Street in 1978 when it was owned by Leroy Strawsburg and Melvin Taylor. Strawsburg later bought out Taylor and operated the store until his recent retirement. His daughter Abbie Ricketts owns Brunswick Sports & Apparel at this location today. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:29, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Hardware at 302 W Potomac Street in 1978.jpg (Brunswick Hardware at 302 W Potomac Street in 1978 when it was owned by Leroy Strawsburg and Melvin Taylor. Strawsburg later bought out Taylor and operated the store until his recent retirement. His daughter Abbie Ricketts owns Brunswick Sports & Apparel at this location today. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:28, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Potomac Furniture at 310 West Potomac Street.jpg (The former Home of Potomac Furniture at 310 West Potomac Street is an apartment building today. This photo appears to have been taken in the early years of the business. According to the "Images of America" book on Brunswick by Mary Rubin, a furniture store was first opened here in 1913 by Theodore Siehler, who owned the business until his death in 1981. His daughter, Joann Siehler Durst closed the store in 1984. George Bennett, whose wife Doris taught 5th grade at BES, was the longtime mana...)
- 15:28, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:28, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Potomac Furniture at 310 West Potomac Street.jpg (The former Home of Potomac Furniture at 310 West Potomac Street is an apartment building today. This photo appears to have been taken in the early years of the business. According to the "Images of America" book on Brunswick by Mary Rubin, a furniture store was first opened here in 1913 by Theodore Siehler, who owned the business until his death in 1981. His daughter, Joann Siehler Durst closed the store in 1984. George Bennett, whose wife Doris taught 5th grade at BES, was the longtime mana...)
- 15:27, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Old mill in the 1930s when it was known as the Co-op.jpg (Here's a photo of the old mill in the 1930s when it was known as "the Co-op", located at Lock 30 of the C&O Canal at Brunswick. Note the rail siding in front of the building that accommodated freight to be offloaded. Founded by the Wenner family to take advantage of the milling trade that had sprung up in local communities along the canal, the mill was built in the 1850's and operated during the Civil War, principally by C.F. Wenner. It was later known as BP Crampton & Co. and finally the So...)
- 15:27, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:27, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Old mill in the 1930s when it was known as the Co-op.jpg (Here's a photo of the old mill in the 1930s when it was known as "the Co-op", located at Lock 30 of the C&O Canal at Brunswick. Note the rail siding in front of the building that accommodated freight to be offloaded. Founded by the Wenner family to take advantage of the milling trade that had sprung up in local communities along the canal, the mill was built in the 1850's and operated during the Civil War, principally by C.F. Wenner. It was later known as BP Crampton & Co. and finally the So...)
- 15:26, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Old mill along the towpath at Lock 30.jpg (The backside of the old mill along the towpath at Lock 30 before the 1955 Potomac River Bridge was built. See the canal all grown up in weeds. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal)
- 15:26, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:26, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Old mill along the towpath at Lock 30.jpg (The backside of the old mill along the towpath at Lock 30 before the 1955 Potomac River Bridge was built. See the canal all grown up in weeds. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal)
- 15:24, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Eastbound Hump Tower.jpg (This photograph shows the Eastbound Hump Tower. Workers in this tower directed the switching of cars to be reclassified for their new Eastbound destination. The tower was located in the receiving classification yard. Category:Castle Collection Railroad)
- 15:24, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:24, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Eastbound Hump Tower.jpg (This photograph shows the Eastbound Hump Tower. Workers in this tower directed the switching of cars to be reclassified for their new Eastbound destination. The tower was located in the receiving classification yard. Category:Castle Collection Railroad)
- 15:23, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Litten's East End Garage 1930's.jpg (This photo was in a clipping from the Blade-Times on May 18, 1967. We believe the caption was wrong, as it said the photo dated to 1920, and as John Roby Morsberger points out below, the cars date to at least the mid-'30s. In any case, the rest of the caption is this: "H.R. Moler climbed the long-gone water tower adjoining the B&O shops and made this view of East Potomac Street. The (former) Moose Club is now located where Litten's Garage is seen at left." According to Jim Dixon: "In about...)
- 15:23, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:23, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Litten's East End Garage 1930's.jpg (This photo was in a clipping from the Blade-Times on May 18, 1967. We believe the caption was wrong, as it said the photo dated to 1920, and as John Roby Morsberger points out below, the cars date to at least the mid-'30s. In any case, the rest of the caption is this: "H.R. Moler climbed the long-gone water tower adjoining the B&O shops and made this view of East Potomac Street. The (former) Moose Club is now located where Litten's Garage is seen at left." According to Jim Dixon: "In about...)
- 15:20, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership on West Potomac Street. Early '50s.jpg (Russell Litten posing with Bill Weller, who just received the keys to a new truck for his radio and TV repair business. This photo was taken in front of Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership on West Potomac Street. Early '50s? Weller's shop was located on New York Hill next to the market on 9th Avenue in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:20, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:20, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership on West Potomac Street. Early '50s.jpg (Russell Litten posing with Bill Weller, who just received the keys to a new truck for his radio and TV repair business. This photo was taken in front of Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership on West Potomac Street. Early '50s? Weller's shop was located on New York Hill next to the market on 9th Avenue in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:19, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions (2).jpg (Category:Smoketown Railroad)
- 15:19, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:19, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions (2).jpg (Category:Smoketown Railroad)
- 15:17, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions.jpg (Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions. The black side was worn for funerals and the colorful side was worn for parades and conventions. Category:Castle Collection Railroad)
- 15:17, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:17, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions.jpg (Union ribbons were issued by the various railroad trade unions and worn for various occasions. The black side was worn for funerals and the colorful side was worn for parades and conventions. Category:Castle Collection Railroad)
- 15:16, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Lyman Crawford struck an 1890s silhouette in a Kaplon's window in 1965.jpg (Lyman Crawford struck an 1890s silhouette in a Kaplon's window in 1965. For the occasion, townspeople grew beards and donned period clothes like this. Mr. Crawford ran the B&O Credit Union in Brunswick. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People)
- 15:16, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:16, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Lyman Crawford struck an 1890s silhouette in a Kaplon's window in 1965.jpg (Lyman Crawford struck an 1890s silhouette in a Kaplon's window in 1965. For the occasion, townspeople grew beards and donned period clothes like this. Mr. Crawford ran the B&O Credit Union in Brunswick. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People)
- 15:14, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:14, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Potomac River Festival 1969, Raymond Barger.jpg (From the 1969 Potomac River Festival in the old Kaplon Building, native Brunswick artist Raymond Barger displays one of his sculptures. With him, from the left are Amos Kaplon, Mark New, and Glenn Cooper. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
- 15:14, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Potomac River Festival 1969, Raymond Barger.jpg (From the 1969 Potomac River Festival in the old Kaplon Building, native Brunswick artist Raymond Barger displays one of his sculptures. With him, from the left are Amos Kaplon, Mark New, and Glenn Cooper. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
- 15:12, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Follin's Esso was on the corner of Petersville Road and Jefferson Pike.jpg (Follin's Esso was on the corner of Petersville Road and Jefferson Pike across from Luther Chapel. Lynn Follin first opened the station back in 1951. It's now a garage owned by Blue Ridge Automotive. (Photo courtesy of Jim Follin) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:12, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:12, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Follin's Esso was on the corner of Petersville Road and Jefferson Pike.jpg (Follin's Esso was on the corner of Petersville Road and Jefferson Pike across from Luther Chapel. Lynn Follin first opened the station back in 1951. It's now a garage owned by Blue Ridge Automotive. (Photo courtesy of Jim Follin) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
- 15:11, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Little League Mayor Jim Cummings (2nd from left) takes in a game.jpg (Mayor Jim Cummings (2nd from left) takes in a game with B&O terminal train master Harry Bodie (3rd from left) and Ed Shipley (far right) at the then new BHS diamond. The field officially opened for the MARVA Babe Ruth League on May 1, 1965. The new high school opened in the Fall of 1965. Please let us know if you recognize the other gentleman on the left. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Sports)
- 15:11, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:11, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Little League Mayor Jim Cummings (2nd from left) takes in a game.jpg (Mayor Jim Cummings (2nd from left) takes in a game with B&O terminal train master Harry Bodie (3rd from left) and Ed Shipley (far right) at the then new BHS diamond. The field officially opened for the MARVA Babe Ruth League on May 1, 1965. The new high school opened in the Fall of 1965. Please let us know if you recognize the other gentleman on the left. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Sports)
- 15:08, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Potomac River Festival with Freda and Pat Smith.jpg (Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
- 15:08, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])
- 15:08, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Potomac River Festival with Freda and Pat Smith.jpg (Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
- 15:06, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Karl Metzgaar at Vacation Bible School.jpg (A divinity student (seminarian) fixes Karl Metzgaar's look at the joint Vacation Bible School between Bethany Lutheran and Grace Episcopal Churches in the mid-Sixties. Seminarians taught the joint VBS classes for many years around going back to the Fifties. This photo appears to have been taken at the Lutheran Church. Can anyone identify the other boys? Matthew Roundsley on the right? (Photo courtesy of Sheery Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown People)
- 15:06, 29 June 2020 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs approve-ia ([Accuracy: Spot checked, Depth: Basic, Readability: Acceptable])