100 Photographic prints (11" x 14", 8" x 10", 6" x 11", 4" x 10", 5"x 7", 4" x 5", and smaller.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Place:
Adamstown (Md.) -- 1930-1990
Doubs (Md.) -- 1930-1990
Maryland -- rural -- 1930-1990
Date:
circa 1936-1991
Summary:
A collection of 122 silver gelatin photoprints of Walker R. Smith depicting various Maryland scenes including railroads and family life of the 1930s and 1940s.
Scope and Contents:
Photographs of the rural Maryland village of Doubs and environs; subjects include trains and railroad subjects, farming activities, grocery stores, people at work and play, etc.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Arranged by size and topic, access at topical level.
Biographical / Historical:
The photographer has been photographing a small Maryland village area, Doubs (and Adamstown) for over fifty years (ca. 1930s to date of gift). Much of his work is personal, but some is semi-professional work for friends and neighbors.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Walker R. Smith, March 11, 1992.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Reproduction restricted: donor retains reproduction rights. Some prints are marked with copyright notice.
