Catonsville -- Catonsville Short Line
Object Details
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- General
- Dating to about the 1870s, the Catonsville Short Line was a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad that ran south from the main line to serve the developing suburban community of Catonsville. It lay just down the hill from the White and Liebig homes (MD134 and MD223, respectively) in an area now covered in part by the Baltimore Beltway (I-695). Passenger service appears not to have survived beyond the 1890s (due to the existence of a streetcar line), although freight traffic continued until 1972.
- Collection Photographer
- White, G. Howard, Dr., Jr.
- Place
- United States of America -- Maryland -- Baltimore County -- Catonsville
- See more items in
- Dr. G. Howard White collection
- Dr. G. Howard White collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States of America / Maryland
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.WHI, File MD225
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. photograph collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet, a photocopied map of the area served by the line, and information about the line's history and its contemporary status.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Related Materials
- Catonsville Short Line related holdings consist of 1 folder (5 glass negatives)
AAG.WHI_ref72
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- Record ID
- ebl-1517518204729-1517518204823-2
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Dr. G. Howard White collection
sova.aag.whi
- Photographer
- White, G. Howard, Dr., Jr.
- Names
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
- Princeton University
- Place
- Virginia -- Leesburg
- Virginia -- Middleburg
- Pelham (Upperville, Virginia)
- Tanglewood (Catonsville, Maryland)
- Howard County (Md.)
- Grafton Hall (Upperville, Virginia)
- Crednall (Middleburg, Virginia)
- Catonsville (Md.)
- Argyle (Ellicott City, Maryland)
- Welbourne (Middleburg, Virginia)
- Topic
- Railroads -- United States
- Farms -- Maryland
- Mills and mill-work
- Gardens -- Virginia
- Provenance
- Gift from Janet Tayloe to the Archives of American Gardens through Mrs. William H. West, Jr. of the Garden Club of America.
- Photographer
- White, G. Howard, Dr., Jr.
- See more items in
- Dr. G. Howard White collection
- Summary
- The Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. Collection contains images of family members and residences relating to the White family of Catonsville, Maryland and Middleburg, Virginia and the Liebig family of Catonsville, Maryland, as well as recreational, industrial, and general sites in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. The images, taken by Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. and Dr. Gustav Adolph Liebig, both amateur photographers, document everything from informal family gatherings and outings to domestic servants, workers, factories and railroad lines. The acession file includes some genealogical information and research on properties conducted in 2005.
- Biographical/Historical note
- Dr. G. Howard White, Jr., the principal photographer of the collection, was born at 'Crednall' in Middleburg, Virginia. Many of the people depicted in the photographs of homesteads (such as 'Argyle' in Ellicott City, Maryland) are related to the White family. Dr. Gustav Adolph Liebig photographed other images in the White Collection. He lived on an estate known as 'Tanglewood,' believed to be located across the street from the Whites in Catonsville, Maryland. (This may account for why Dr. White ended up with images by Dr. Liebig in his collection.) The Liebig family also features prominently in the White Collection.
- Extent
- 1.5 Cubic feet
- 149 Negatives (photographic) (glass.)
- 8 Photographic prints (black and white.)
- 46 Negatives (photographic) (nitrate.)
- Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Custodial History Note
- The Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. Collection was owned by G. Howard White III until his death. His sister gave them to a cousin, Janet Tayloe, who in turn donated them to the Archives of American Gardens.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.WHI
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Negatives (photographic)
- Photographic prints
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. photograph collection.
- Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Scope and Contents note
- The Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. Collection includes (203) photographic images dated c. 1890s-1920s taken by amateur photographers Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. and Dr. Gustav Adolph Liebig. It includes a diverse sampling of scenes, from family gatherings, homes, and recreational outings to train depots and railway lines, mill and factory workers, domestic servants, livestock, barns and other agricultural and industrial scenes of everyday life. The majority of the photographs were taken in Catonsville, Maryland, and Virginia; many show the homes (both exterior and interior shots) of the White, Dulany, Liebig and Lemmon families. Some show the Princeton University campus in New Jersey. The collection as a whole is a rich sampling of domestic, recreational, and working life in the mid-Atlantic region at the turn of the twentieth century.
- Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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