This week’s Mystery History photo from Talbot County is a local scene from the 1930s. Do you know where this is? Send your answer to [email protected]. The Spy Agents who got it right last week are listed below.
Last week’s Winner was Agent Hunter Harris who said “This looks to be “The Strand” in Oxford looking towards the North East from a point on the beach just East of the ferry landing. The distant beach shack is in front of a home at the corner of Mill Street and The Strand, and the closer “shack” is abeam Steward Street and The Strand. The underwear hanging in the window of the closer shack was code for “This shack is occupied”, and the skiff on the beach was for a fast getaway. In time, these and other inland shacks were replaced by the club house at a nearby Yacht Club and public display of underwear was outlawed.”
The postcard was indeed The Strand in Oxford, circa 1908 – 1912. And yes, although we didn’t recognize it then, upon closer inspection….we can see that Mr. Harris seems to be right on about underwear in the window – take another look at last week’s Mystery History photo, below.
Barbara Reisert says
This is Navy Point at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Carolyn Jaffe says
That’s CBMM — the Eagle House (can’t remember the 2 others’ names …), the boarding house (bordello???) which became the CBMM Gift Shop, and the pre-cursor to the Crab Claw! … and some nifty boats!