Sun photographer Lloyd Pearson captured moments in time
In a recurring series, The Darkroom takes a look back at some of the talented photojournalists who have helped enrich the pages of The Baltimore Sun. One such photographer was Lloyd Pearson.
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- Garn Lloyd Pearson started working at The Baltimore Sun in 1966 and retired in 1986.
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- In April 1976, a youngster greets a friend amid the artistic pattern of stairs at a Callow Street project building. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In December 1976, pilot Donald Kroner crashed his plane into the upper deck of Memorial Stadium after the Colts-Steelers game. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In October 1983, Orioles player Cal Ripken’s car was surrounded by fans during the World Series victory parade through Baltimore. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- Blaze Starr, distinguished nightclub proprietor and striptease artist, in December 1989 left Sinai Hospital, where she has been recovering from an operation for a benign tumor. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In December 1970, then-Baltimore City Council President W. Donald Schaefer sits beneath a painting by Sister Mary Valeria Wagner, who received an art scholarship from the council. Aides to Mr. Schaefer have labeled the painting “Tommy.” (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In October 1971, the Patterson Park pagoda is reflected in a large pool of water left by the tropical storm Agnes, which wreaked havoc in the Baltimore area and much of the state. The scene is calm here, but the state as a whole was an official disaster area. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- For a publicity stunt for the National Aquarium, due to open in a few weeks in July 1981, then-mayor William Donald Schaefer donned an old-fashioned swimsuit with a mermaid in the seal pool outside the facility. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In July 1971, a truss span is moved into position as construction for the second span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was underway. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- This picture (taken in July 1970) of an elderly man in a contemporary setting at the Federal Building won a 1st-place prize for feature photography. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In March 1984 Mayflower moving vans carrying the Baltimore Colts’ equipment left Baltimore for Indianapolis in the middle of the night. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In July 1976, the German ship Gorch Fock was under full sail as she moved out of Baltimore harbor and down the Chesapeake Bay. The tall ship was part of the parade of sail making its way to New York City for the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In April 1970, police with shotguns and pistols drawn crouched behind squad cards in the 1700 block North Aisquith Street as other police prepared to enter a house there. Police said they seized weapons in a car in the same block. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In May 1972, Alabama Gov. George Wallace delivered a campaign speech in the parking lot of Laurel Shopping Center, before he stepped into the crowd to shake hands and was then shot by Arthur Bremer. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- A policeman blocks traffic at Gay and Orleans Streets during the April 1968 riots that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The riots lasted from April 6-14. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In December 1972, making what would be his last appearance in Memorial Stadium as a player, Johnny Unitas did exactly what he had done throughout his long career with the Colts, throwing a fourth-quarter touchdown pass. The pass had little to do with the Colts’ 35-7 victory over the Bills, but it had thousands of spectators screaming and weeping. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In August 1973, as viewed from William Street just off Key Highway, construction was taking place for the newest addition to Baltimore’s skyline, as steel framing for the Maryland Sciences Center building was underway. It was the first of several educational facilities that were being added to Inner Harbor area. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In September 1973, Karl Wallenda took a walk 60 feet above the harbor as the first attraction of the fourth Baltimore City Fair. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In June 1972, these aerial views of downtown historic Ellicott City show the high waters the day after Tropical Storm Agnes hit the area. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- In January 1982, contestants in the Rainbow class of the annual Hangover Bowl J sailboat race jockeyed for a good starting position at the Annapolis Yacht Club. The frostbitten sailors had their hands full as they competed with gusting winds in the Chesapeake Bay after setting out from the yacht club. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
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- November 1976 was a sunny but brisk day, which helped turn these horses frisky as they romped across the pasture of a farm off York road south of Hereford in Baltimore County. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)
Lloyd joined The Sun in 1966 after working for 12 years as an industrial photographer for the old Glenn L. Martin Co. in Middle River. He covered a variety of assignments while working at the newspaper.
One of his more memorable moments was a famous picture of then-mayor William Donald Schaefer. The mayor — sporting an old-fashion swimsuit and straw hat — was joined by a model dressed as a mermaid in the seal pool outside the National Aquarium for a publicity stunt for the soon-to-open Inner Harbor attraction.
Lloyd was there to capture the moment Johnny Unitas dropped back to pass in the fourth quarter during his last game at Memorial Stadium and threw a touchdown.
He photographed one of the most famous pictures in Baltimore Sun history. It came on a snowy night in Owings Mills, as Lloyd was there to get the only still photograph as a Mayflower moving van, carrying the belongings of the beloved Colts NFL franchise, left for Indianapolis.
Lloyd retired from The Baltimore Sun in 1986. He passed away on Jan. 1, 2012.
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