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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.