Name/Title
1902 ice stormEntry/Object ID
1959.790.001Description
Print, photographic. B/W photograph of the 1902 ice storm in Westminster. Shows Court Street with the telephone lines iced over, some swooping toward the street. On the proper left side of the photograph, one can see a group of four men dressed in black, one carrying an umbrella. The photograph is mounted on black matboard with the maker's mark in the lower right corner reading, "Micthell's Art Gallery, Westminster, MD". The inscription on the back reads, "L.C. Card - C & P Telephone Co. - The sleet wreck of W. MD Telephone Lines in Westminster, MD - Feb 1092- Looking down Court Street" written in pencil. Overall measurements are 11" x 14"; image size is 7.625" x 9.625".Acquisition
Accession
1959.790Source or Donor
Card, L. C.Acquisition Method
Gift