From the vault: Easter photos in Maryland

Apr 3, 2015

From the vault: Easter photos in Maryland

The Baltimore Sun 0 Comment From the Vault, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun Easter, Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunts, Easter Sunday, retro, vintage

From Easter bunnies to elegant dresses and over-the-top hats, here’s a look at Easter in Maryland from yesteryear.

: April 11, 1974 – Easter lily in hand, Martha Glaze picks out a ham at Lexington Market for her holiday dinner. Salesperson is John A. Regan. Photo taken by (Baltimore Sun Staff Photographer Ralph L. Robinson)

: Easter Parade, April 8, 1985.

: Kimberly Menendez and her Easter basket awaiting a hunt in Bolton Hill, April 1, 1991.

: March 27, 1951- Contest winners are Russell Volker, 12, had smallest chicken egg and Suzanne Turnbull, 10, largest egg (goose egg). (Baltimore Sun Staff Photographer William L. Klender)

: Children run to find eggs during an Easter event in Patterson Park in 1956.

: Joseph Vallegant makes Easter candies at the Belvedere Hotel in 1952. (A. Aubrey Bodine/The Baltimore Sun)

: Jim Stack, dressed as the Easter Bunny, greets 7-year-old Ida Ruth and 2-year-old Neil Potter during an Easter egg hunt at Patterson Park in 1958. (Ellis Malashuk, The Baltimore Sun)

: Janice Baer was judged to have the most original Easter bonnet at an Inner Harbor event in 1982. (Lloyd Pearson, The Baltimore Sun)

: Children run to find cardboard eggs during an Easter event in Patterson Park in 1962. (Ellis Malashuk, The Baltimore Sun)

: Dorothy Reynolds parades her geese, Elvis and Kathy, during an Easter parade on Charles Street in 1974. (Carl D. Harris, The Baltimore Sun)

: Louise Johnson shows off her Easter hat during an Easter egg hunt at Mount Vernon Place in 1976. (Karl Harris, The Baltimore Sun)

: Easter candy from 1978. (Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Frank and Jean Rick take part in an Easter Egg hunt in Patterson Park in 1951. (Albert D. Cochran, The Baltimore Sun)

: A costumed Easter bunny gives out sweets to children at the Mount Vernon Place Easter Festival in 1976. (Carl Harris, The Baltimore Sun)

: Women model their Easter finest in Baltimore in 1909. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: Worshippers celebrate Easter sunrise services at Municipal Stadium in 1943. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: A young girl takes part in a Baltimore area Easter egg hunt in 1988. (The Baltimore Sun)

: Young girls show off Easter fashion in this undated photo. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: Charles Richards (left), Ruth Ann Norris, Samuel H. Gressitt, Thelma Riddle, A.C. Sanders Jr., Betty Damm and Jack Lauber take part in a Passion Play as part of Easter services in 1951. (Alex Malashuk, The Baltimore Sun)

: Rae McClellan of Edmonson Village won the Easter Bonnet Contest in the Inner Harbor in 1979. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: Ruth Ann Murphy has her corsage adjusted by William R. McClayton during an Easter parade on Charles Street in 1947 . (W.M. Klender, The Baltimore Sun)

: Worshippers celebrate Easter sunrise services at Municipal Stadium in 1939. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: Rose Lubowicki (center), Phil Cooper (right) and a friend walk down Charles Street near Wyman Park in 1985. (Paul Hutchins, The Baltimore Sun)

: Bebbe George decorates a 75-pound Easter egg in 1948. (A Aurbey Bodine, The Baltimore Sun)

: Worshipper attend services at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in 1980. (Weyman Swagger, The Baltimore Sun)

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