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Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, Baltimore, MD, 1913

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsReligious & Devotional Life
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, Baltimore, MD, 1913, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
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Back of Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, Baltimore, MD, 1913, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood on West North Avenue in Baltimore appears as a large stone institutional building with a central gabled entrance and a ground-floor arcade of arched openings, set behind a broad lawn. A crowd of men and women in early-1900s dress, many of them in white, gathers along the front, with tall evergreens at the right. The motherhouse was home to a Lutheran community of deaconesses, women who trained for nursing, teaching, and parish work, and the gathering suggests an occasion that brought residents and visitors together.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

8/9/13. Arrived here this evening, leave to- morrow for Washington, D.C.

PublisherI. & M. Ottenheimer
Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, 2500 Block West North Avenue, Baltimore, Md. --- POST CARD MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE PUBLISHED BY I. & M. OTTENHEIMER, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A. R-34999
PostmarkedBaltimore, MD, August 10, 1913, 02:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Martha Banker

Susquehanna St. Wilkes-Barre, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Baltimore, MD
PublisherI. & M. Ottenheimer
SeriesR-34999
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Martha Banker, Susquehanna St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
Place depicted2500 Block West North Avenue, Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, Baltimore, MD
PublisherI. & M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore, MD
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, issued 1912
NotesFull-bleed image, no white border; visible tear and paper loss at top edge, staining and scuffing in the sky area, worn corners. Postmark: BALTIMORE MD AUG 10 2 AM 1913. Divided-back white-border card; pen message written sideways along left edge; edge wear, creases, light soiling, stamp intact.

Cite this card

Lutheran Deaconess Motherhood, Baltimore, MD, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lutheran-deaconess-motherhood-baltimore-md-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.