Agricultural laborers -- Maryland -- History -- Sources
Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
E. Roderick and Arthur Shipley papers
Collection
0134-MDHC
Abstract
E. Roderick (1915-1984) and Arthur M. (1878-1955) Shipley, were members of an old land-owning family in Maryland; both pursued medicine as a professional career. The Shipley papers consist primarily of a materials documenting late nineteenth and early twentieth century life in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore, Maryland. Included in the collection are 570 picker's checks, tokens used to pay seasonal laborers for havesting crops, other farm-related artifacts, World War II memorabilia,...