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[Mason & Dixon Line stone marking boundry between Delaware & Maryland, on farm of Dr. H. A. Cleaves of Wilmington (Baker.) Side showing arms of Lord Baltimore.] [graphic].
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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Title
[Mason & Dixon Line stone marking boundry between Delaware & Maryland, on farm of Dr. H. A. Cleaves of Wilmington (Baker.) Side showing arms of Lord Baltimore.] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date
May 15, 1920
Physical Description
1 negative: film; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description
Depicts a small stone in a field, with Lord Baltimore's (Leonard Calvert's) coat of arms carved into it. Stones similar to this one were planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line.
Notes
Inscribed in negative: 3675.
Title from negative sleeve.
Original negative housed in freezer.
Subject
Boundary markers -- Maryland.
Genre
Safety film negatives -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.139]
Accession number
P.9259.139
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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