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Artist's depiction of the Wire Hardware Store, Rockville, Maryland, circa 1981-1998

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Alternate title:Wire Hardware Store
Summary:Artist's depiction of the Wire Hardware Store, Rockville, Maryland, circa 1981-1998. Caption reads: "The Wire Hardware store (1895), Rockville, Maryland's last unaltered 19th-century commercial building. Drawing by Robert Alan Holmes;" Message reads: "Carol- Thanks for your B&O Train replacement check- I endorsed it to and sent it to Germantown Historical Society. Another unsolved mystery.... Hope to see you & Walt again soon. We are doing wonders at Higgins Cemetery near Twinbrook Metro. Best, Eileen MG." Postmark date: August 21, 1998; Message included.
Provider:Peerless Rockville
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Rockville
Temporal subject: 1891-1900
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Rockville
Topical subjects:Hardware stores
Genre:Postcards
Drawings
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Unknown
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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