Name/Title
Official program : Baltimore-Southern Maryland trunk line ...Entry/Object ID
2013.004.0001Description
12"h x 9"w program for the celebration of the beginning of construction of the Robert Crain Highway, aka Baltimore-Southern Maryland Trunk Line in Upper Marlboro on Saturday, September 30, 1922. There were bands, floats, food, speeches, a movie in the evening, and lovely young women representing the counties. Frances F. Greenwell represented Saint Mary's County.
The booklet was a dull white. The flags of the five southern counties and Baltimore city surrounded the Maryland state seal. Cover p. 2 was advertising. P. 1 of the booklet was a statement from the general chair of the event. P. 2 was a photo? drawing? of the stone monument to the occasion. P. 3 was a map of the Baltimore to Point Lookout portion of Maryland with the new highway in a dashed line. P. 4 was greetings to the people of southern Maryland, encouraging them to shop in Baltimore. P. 5 and 6 had a central panel of instructions for participants, surrounded by advertising. P. 7 had oval portraits of the five young ladies representing the southern counties; Miss Greenwell was in the center. P. 8-10 continued the central panel of instructions surrounded by advertising. P. 11 had portraits of Governor Ritchie, Baltimore's mayor, Mr. and Mrs. Crain, and the chair of the Roads Commission. P. 12-17 continued the central panel of instructions surrounded by advertising. P. 18 was just advertising. P. 19 contained five portraits of committee chairs. P. 20 listed the membership of the Baltimore Fruit and Produce Association. P. 21 was advertising. The officers of the Southern Maryland Society were listed on P. 22. P. 23-25 had a chronology of southern Maryland events and a photo of Saint Mary's Seminary and the Calvert Monument. P. 26 listed all the members of the Baltimore Business Men's Committee. P. 27 and 28 listed all the county committee members. Cover P. 3 was advertising. Cover P. 4 was an invitation to Baltimore Week in late October.Collection
Roberts CollectionLocation
Container
Small Collections, Box 5Shelf
Rack 17, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 17Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallContainer
Reeder Family CollectionShelf
Rack 05, Shelf 5Rack
Rack 05Wall
South wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Crain, RobertPerson or Organization
Greenwell, Frances FidelisPerson or Organization
Mackall, John M.