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H. L. Mencken with neighborhood children in alley behind Hollins Street, 1929

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@ Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center

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Portrait photograph of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken posing with neighborhood children in Booth Street, an alley behind Hollins Street. This brazen, booming writer who terrified some opponents and infuriated others bought candy for the children in the neighborhood.
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Digital Reproduction Of 1 Black And White Photograph, Dimensions Unknown
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Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center

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