MD: Road overlooking waterwayThis vintage linen postcard captures a quiet road curving above a waterway in Maryland, the gentle bend of the river framed by the open road. Known as the "Old Line State," Maryland is shaped by water , from the broad reaches of the Chesapeake Bay to the countless rivers and tidal inlets that have carried commerce, travelers, and everyday life across the region for centuries. Postcards like this one date to the golden age of American "linen"

including Kinloch House

The wings of the building were added between 1811 and 1819

The work was published in Thomas Tileston Watermans The Early Architecture of North Carolina in 1941

It represents the lifestyle and values of its time

whose archive lives on today in the celebrated Tichnor Brothers Collection

a collection that documents notable structures across the Southern United States

a project aimed at documenting significant architectural structures across the Southern United States

a notable figure connected to military history

sitting where U

The overall view captures a compact

this image is a valuable addition to any collection focused on historic American structures

Constructed around 1794