Browse Items (84 total)

"I used to talk about the different ladies that baked on the cake in the community and stuff, you know, Halloween, nice people used– the parents used to be out there on the corner watching kids go up and down the street, and things were just so safe.…

Detail from Calvert Hall under construction, University of Maryland, circa 1916

"Men of Lakeland in their Sunday finest, including Chesley Mack (seated right) and Delarce "Lock" Dory (standing right)."

Standing left to right are Arthur Brooks, Benjamin Briscoe, unknown, Delarce Dory. Seated are Rev. Mosley and Chesley Mack.

The churches of Lakeland have always been the true soul of the community. Gathering for dinner on the lawn of Embry A.M.E. Church has long been a summer tradition in Lakeland. In this 1962 photograph, William Sharps is shown wearing chef’s whites…

Maryland Agricultural College after the 1912 Fire. The Old Barracks and Administration buildings are in ruins, while Morrill Hall, which stands to this day, is visible at right.