During the downtown Frederick flood on Oct. 9, 1976, firefighters rescue two children and their dog. (Frederick News-Post photo by Darlene Wiles Burall).
Nancy Luse is an assistant editor at Frederick Magazine and a former features editor at The Frederick News-Post. (Luse photo by Jamie Turner Photography)
She is the co-curator of an exhibition of classic black and white news photographs shot during the 1970s to 90s by photojournalists at the Frederick News-Post, where Nancy worked "back in the day" as a features editor.
Nancy Luse joins us on Zoom to tell us more about the exhibition and its remarkable photographs.
For a small sampling of the news photographs in the "Unshuttered" exhibition, check out the slide show below.
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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the Mideast peace talks at Camp David, MD, 1978.
Frederick News-Post photo by C. Kurt Holter
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At a Frederick County house fire, the photographer noticed a dog who was upset and confused, trying to get back inside the house. A firefighter successfully distracted him and became a local hero for the effort.
Frederick News-Post Photo by Janet Worne
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President Jimmy Carter, who enjoyed visiting Camp David, often took trips to nearby towns, including Emmitsburg where he shares a laugh with the sisters.
Frederick News-Post photo by C. Kurt Holter
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In the 1980s, Frederick County was the scene of several rallies by the Ku Klux Klan.
Frederick News-Post Photo by Janet Worne
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Thurmont was once home to garment factories and during a strike in the late 1980s this woman let her feelings be known on the picket line.
Frederick News-Post photo by Bill Wood
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A "Tom Thumb" wedding, with children playing the parts of the bride and groom, was held in 1982 at Asbury United Methodist Church, Frederick.
Frederick News-Post photo by Nanci Bross
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A worker applies grout to tile at a business on East Patrick Street, Frederick in 1987. He appears to match the floor with the shirt he is wearing.
Frederick News-Post photo by Bill Wood
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Point of Rocks, Maryland, was routinely hit by flooding. Here, homeowners clean up the muddy aftermath.
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