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Children standing on a second story rear porch.

Colorized postcard showing the rubble of several buildings with intact buildings in the background.

This document is an explanation of the program, The Baltimore Connection, and its intention, audience and subsequent funding. It discusses how the league intends to use a grant it has received to connect Baltimore City an County residents to one…

Colorized postcard showing a couple standing on the sidewalk in front of a large brown building with white columns at the entrance partially obstructed by a large tree. The street in front of them is cobblestone with streetcar tracks.

Colorized postcard showing a large, several story tall, white building from street view at an intersection, so that the corner of the building is in the foreground of the photo. The building is flying a large American flag at the front, and there are…

Colorized postcard showing a cityscape, with a large bridge and a park in the foreground, with buildings in the background.

Black and white postcard photograph of several large buildings along a snowy street.

The Baltimore Dance Theater performs on stage.

Black and white postcard photograph of a man holding a crook standing next to a herding dog, with a flock of sheep grazing in the background amongst trees with no leaves.

Park Heights and Hilldale Avenues

Black and white postcard photograph showing a pond lined with trees and bushes, with a large house vaguely visible through the trees.

Colorized postcard showing an expanse of water with two boats carrying several passengers, with the city visible in the background.

Eva Anderson was inspired by African-American dancer Pearl Primus' s signature dance titled "Strange Fruit." Eva's dance was titled "Winter of Our Days." The dance consisted of striking movements to a melody of African American spirituals.

Black and white postcard showing a church with large archways and stained glass windows, with a person sitting on a bench in front on the right side.

Colorized postcard showing a very tall building filling the frame, with many windows and a grand entrance, down on the grounf there are several people walking and two streetcars.

Northeast corner of Mount Vernon Place

Although The Baltimore Dance Theater was rooted in African American history and dance, the troupe included dancers of all nationalities.

Colorized postcard showing a large gray and blue building with stone archways, and several dozen people spilling out across the path and the lawn, and several trees of varying sizes.

MUND video footage from the collection showing a press conference given by Lloyd Davis dated before February 1970

In this letter, Baltimore Dance Theater member Branch Morgan requests a critique of his choreography from his teacher and mentor Eva Anderson.