In the latest issue of “Maryland Historical Magazine,” Emma Z. Rothberg explores the social, political, and economic power dynamics woven into the parades and larger celebrations of Baltimore’s Sesquicentennial in 1880 from its initial conception to execution in front of cheering crowds. Click the “Maryland Historical Magazine Special Issue” link in our bio to read “The Wealth and Glory of the City’: Displays of Power in Baltimore’s Sesquicentennial.” You can read this and all past issues for free online: mdhistory.org/publications. For your printed collectible copy of this special issue, become a member of the Maryland Center for History and Culture through the link in our bio. Image: One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Baltimore: Grand Procession and Allegorical Tableaux, Illustrating the Growth of the City, Last Monday, etching from the “Daily Graphic” (New York), October 13, 1880. Maryland Center for History and Culture, H. Furlong Baldwin Libra...