1900-10s Era Baltimore Maryland Ridgeley Monument sepia real photo paperweight!

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Check it out...Here's a classic scarce circa-1900-10s era 2 1/2" wide by 4" tall by 3/4" thick sepia colored real photo souvenir paperweight featuring a monument honoring Maryland Governor James Ridgeley in Baltimore, Maryland -VINTAGE item features a real photo image of the massive tower statue and reads: "Ridgeley Monument Harlem Park Balt. Md." inset on front-The photo inside the paperweight has some fading but the image is still clear- Paperweight has the cardboard backer inset in the back- The fancy little item has only minor wear and light fading on front with all of the real photo image intact-What a neat vintage item! This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-Calculated shipping is required.
1900-10s Era Baltimore Maryland Ridgeley Monument sepia real photo paperweight!
1900-10s Era Baltimore Maryland Ridgeley Monument sepia real photo paperweight!
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Description
Check it out...Here's a classic scarce circa-1900-10s era 2 1/2" wide by 4" tall by 3/4" thick sepia colored real photo souvenir paperweight featuring a monument honoring Maryland Governor James Ridgeley in Baltimore, Maryland -VINTAGE item features a real photo image of the massive tower statue and reads: "Ridgeley Monument Harlem Park Balt. Md." inset on front-The photo inside the paperweight has some fading but the image is still clear- Paperweight has the cardboard backer inset in the back- The fancy little item has only minor wear and light fading on front with all of the real photo image intact-What a neat vintage item!
Here's some history on the man and monument:
Charles Carnan Ridgely (December 6, 1760 – July 17, 1829) was born Charles Ridgely Carnan. He is also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton. He served as the 15th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1815 to 1818. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1790 to 1795, and in the Maryland State Senate from 1796 to 1800. Charles was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of John Carnan and Achsah Ridgely, sister of Captain Charles Ridgely. The Maryland Gazette described him as an aristocrat. "As a Senator or Delegate, justly appreciating the merits and demerits of the human character, he always avoided visionary schemes and dangerous experiments." (Maryland Gazette) Ridgely devoted his tenure to internal improvements. He devoted his attention to the state during the unpopular war with Great Britain. It appropriated ground for the erection of a Battle Monument in Baltimore, aided education, and chartered manufacturing and insurance companies, so that 'during his administration, the State enjoyed its greatest period of prosperity.' Ridgely passed an act which provided education for the poor in five separate counties; which was seen as important to the early development of public education in Maryland. A second act created the Commissioners of the School Fund. The act appropriated a fund to establish free schools within the state of Maryland.
This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item!
Postage information is listed at the bottom-Calculated shipping is required.
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I try and place a penny in every photo to help judge the size of the item, obviously it is there for size comparison and is not included with the item. The standard sized Lincoln head penny in the photograph is there for size comparison ONLY and is not included in the package. We're just trying to help you figure out how big the item is. We try and always be as accurate as we can in the item
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