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Baltimore Upper Harbor, Baltimore, MD, circa 1930

Subjects
Ships & BoatsTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Baltimore Upper Harbor, Baltimore, MD, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Baltimore Upper Harbor, Baltimore, MD, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

Elevated view across the water of Baltimore's Upper Harbor, with a skyline of tall commercial buildings and the Baltimore Trust Building tower rising at center. Steamboats and barges are moored along the wharves, and a steam barge moves through the blue water in the foreground. The printed description on the back calls Baltimore the eighth largest city in the United States and notes 53 regular steamship lines serving the Port of Baltimore.

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PublisherCalvert News Co.
Baltimore Upper Harbor, Baltimore, Md. A View of Baltimore Upper Harbor — Baltimore is the eighth largest city in the United States. The Port of Balti- more has 53 regular steamship lines and affords every facil- ity for the expeditious and economical handling of ware- housing shipments.
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Postcard record

PublisherCalvert News Co.
Series70991
ConditionVery good
Place depictedBaltimore, MD
Place mentionedPort of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
PublisherBaltimore, MD
NotesLinen-textured stock, no white border; printed caption in upper left. Slight edge wear. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era Tichnor card; publisher imprint Calvert News Co., Baltimore, Md.; pencil dealer marks "112" and "2.00" at top; no stamp affixed; light soiling.

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Baltimore Upper Harbor, Baltimore, MD, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/baltimore-upper-harbor-baltimore-md-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.