It’s #NationalBananaDay! At MCHC, we’re celebrating by looking back at the history of bananas. During the late nineteenth century, bananas were much harder to import and export, making the everyday fruit a luxury item. In this photograph from our Emily Spencer Hayden Collection, Maryland photographer Emily Hayden and her husband Charles gobble down bananas with friends, confirming the fruit as a particularly special delight. Take today to go bananas and explore more quirky photos of this fruit in our digital collections, linked in our bio. #Baltimore #Maryland #History #Culture #MarylandHistory #Bananas #HistoricPhotography (Image of Emily Hayden and husband Charles Hayden eating bananas with friends, 1889. H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Emily Spencer Hayden Photograph Collection, PP92.)