The following photos were provided by Mike McKenzie. A friend of his rescued them from Cumberland, Maryland area garbage many years ago. They are primarily of Cumberland, Maryland from the early 1900’s through the 1960’s. The photos include:
Links to the photos:
001 Baltimore Street, Cumberland
002 Cumberland view from the Emmanuel Episcopal Church
003 Cumberland view toward Baltimore street
004 High Water at bridge to Washington Street
005 Bridges over the C & O canal, location unknown
006 Aerial view of steam locomotive
007 C & O canal looking north towards Cumberland
008 C & O Canal, location unknown
009 Bypass bridge, Cumberland
010 Cumberland area view, including Potomac Glass Co. factory
011 Railroad bridge over the South Branch of the Potomac
012 Western Maryland train station
013 Front view of Western Maryland engine no. 208
014 Knepper’s Pharmacy, Cumberland MD, mid-1950's
015 Old bridge to Ridgeley, WV
016 Town Clock Church
017 Cumberland, as seen from Ridgeley, West Virginia
018 New Baltimore Street bridge, late 1950's
019 Flood control project in the Narrows
020 Cumberland Brewing Co. (Old Export) building
021 Flood control project construction near east side of Narrows
022 Baltimore & Ohio Viaduct crossing Wills Creek
023 Western Maryland engine no. 241
024 Cumberland Brewing Company
025 Flooded Cumberland flood control project
026 Possibly the bridge at Washington and Baltimore streets
027 Coaling tower, Western Maryland Railroad
028 Baltimore & Ohio rail yard at Cumberland MD
029 Rail car, purpose-built for spraying the tracks
030 German Brewing Co., later Queen City Brewing
031 Smokestack demolition
032 Western Maryland passenger train
033 Derailment
034 1952 Dodge station wagon-based "railcar"
035 Derailment clean up, boom in back ground
036 Flood control construction photo, unknown location
037 Building the "Blue Bridge" from Cumberland MD to Ridgeley WV
038 Western Maryland Railway Watchman
039 Western Maryland crante in action at derailment
040 Two Western Maryland Cranes working at a derailment
041 Baltimore & Ohio Round House, South Cumberland
042 Extinguishing rail car fire
043 Flood control project near Western Maryland station
044 Steam engine no. 5550
045 Baltimore & Ohio derailment impacts building
046 Steam crane at derailment in photo 045
047 Baltimore & Ohio, may be same derailment as photo 045
048 Different angle of the derailment in photo 045
049 Baltimore & Ohio, may be same derailment as photo 045
050 Baltimore & Ohio "big hook" crane car
051 Work crew driving spikes
052 Harry Truman in Cumberland, 1948 whistle stop tour
053 Harry Truman speaking from back of his presidential rail car
054 Crowd for Truman’s whistle stop
055 Baltimore & Ohio YMCA in Cumberland
056 A location near east side of Narrows
057 Cumberland B & O Employees Federal Credit Union
058 York Hotel area
059 Baltimore & Ohio Engine No. 3, Queen City Station
060 B&O train at Queen City Station
061 Baltimore & Ohio Freight Station, Cumberland, MD
062 Possibly looking east over Harrison Street crossing
063 Rail yard
064 Baltimore & Ohio engine no. 761
065 Fairbanks Morse switcher locomotive
066 Queen City Station
067 Queen City Station in the steam era
068 Dirt work at the Queen City Station
069 Queen City Station
070 Crane at derailment
071 Crane at derailment
072 Baltimore & Ohio rail diesel car no. 6071
073 Crane at derailment
074 Western Maryland derailment
075 Cumberland locomotive shop and yards
076 Baltimore & Ohio derailment
077 Looking south from the Western Maryland Station
078 Construction equipment on flat cars, possibly showing B&O Rolling Mill
079 Box cars in rail yard
080 Western Maryland Railway Co. Freight Station, circa 1957
