The University of Maryland archives has all the photos from the Baltimore News American, about one and a half million, and a one million piece postcard archive going back to the turn of the century.

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So it was providence that after graduating from The Johns Hopkins University, I landed a job as a feature writer at the Baltimore News American, then the Baltimore Sun, where my lifestyle beat included a weekly column about homes and decor in the Sunday Sun Magazine.

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