Hagerstown, MD: Main entrance to City ParkThis vintage postcard captures the main entrance to City Park in Hagerstown, Maryland, the green heart of a town long known as the seat of Washington County. Hagerstown was founded in the 1760s by Jonathan Hager, a German immigrant whose name the city still carries today. From roughly 1930 to 1945, American "linen" postcards reached their golden age, printed on textured card stock that gave their colors a soft, painterly glow. This edition comes from

It was published in the 1938 book Plantations of the Carolina Low Country by Samuel Gaillard Stoney

The image features architectural elements such as dormers and chimneys

Notable for its intricate ironwork and charming porches

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Massachusetts from 1876: see the history behind this piece in the KNOWOL library

These characteristics reflect the design trends of the era and showcase the craftsmanship that characterized early Southern architecture

the image reflects the architectural heritage of the region

adding to its historical importance

which aimed to document and preserve the historical structures of the region

This vintage photograph captures a historic view of the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville

This vintage postcard captures the Court House in Salisbury