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This scanned image features the "St. Mary's Beacon" from October 7, 1852. The Beacon is a local newspaper of St. Mary's County and is based in Leonardtown.

The images features a conflict between oyster pirates and police within the Chesapeake Bay.

A prospectus commissioned for the Southern Maryland Railroad company to describe the possible advantages and applications of the railway.

The print, originally published in Harper's Weekly in 1884, features pirates who were illegally poaching oysters from the Chesapeake Bay.

The drawing features fishermen, or "tongers" using oyster tongs to harvest oysters.

A drawing of an oyster dredge from the Industrial Revolution period.

This photograph is one third of a panorama taken of the city of North Adams, c. 1913.

This is one third of a panorama taken of the city of North Adams, c. 1913

This is one third of a panorama photograph taken of the city of North Adams, circa 1913.