Photo:North Eutaw Street,Baltimore,Maryland,MD,Commercial Buildings,HABS-image

Photo:North Eutaw Street,Baltimore,Maryland,MD,Commercial Buildings,HABS

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You found it!!! Now buy it!!! Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: 626-628 North Eutaw Street (Commercial Building), 626-628 North Eutaw Street & 400-412 Druid Hill Avenue on a block bounded by North Eutaw Street, George Street, Jaspar Street, & Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD Other Title: Afro-American Company Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933 Data Page(s): 21 Photo Caption Page(s): 3 Notes: Significance: These seven building housed the headquarters of the 'Afro-American,' the largest and most influential Black newspaper chain in the country. The buildings were built before 1850 and passed through the hands of various private owners and religious institutions (including St. Mary's Seminary, the oldest Catholic theological seminary in the country) before its acquisition by the Afro-American Company from 1920 through 1943. The 'Afro-American' newspaper was established as a regular paper in 1892 by John Henry Murphy and moved into one of the buildings on the site in 1911. When John Murphy died in 1922, the paper was run by his ten children and was then the largest Black newspaper plant in the country with 138 employees and a circulation of 14,000. In the 1930's, the newspaper used the largest printing press ever by a Black paper. By 1943, the company owned all seven structures and was running a circulation of 225,000 papers per week. The 'Afro-American' became a leading voice for racial equality and economic advancement for Black America as well as the nation's pre-eminent outlet depicting Black life from the turn of the century, through the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement. The 'Afro-American' continued its operations on the site until 1993. Since 1993, the great-grandchildren of founder John Murphy continue to run the paper from a new location. Survey number: HABS MD-1070 Subjects: commercial facilities Newspaper industry Place: Maryland -- Independent City -- Baltimore Latitude/Longitude: 39.29028, -76.6125 Bookmark /md1339/ Bookmark:md1339 Bookmark:md1339 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.( No need to return the photo ) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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