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Brand/Publisher: Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Tourist Development; Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
Item: Original vintage visitor brochure and historic tour guide to the Maryland State House, the state capitol building in Annapolis.
Front cover design carries the bold black title The Maryland State House above a black-and-white photograph of the dome and entrance framed by bare tree branches.
Introductory text on the cover notes that the Maryland State House was built 1772–79 and is the oldest state capitol still in continuous use for legislative purposes, designated as a national historic landmark.
Reverse panel is headed The Maryland Marketplace with the tagline Close to What Counts and a Guided Tours section describing State House Guides, daily tour hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., holiday closures, and credit to the Office of Tourist Development at 1748 Forest Drive, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
Interior panels present detailed historical text about the building\'s construction, architectural features, and restoration along with topics such as the Old Senate Chamber, the Maryland State House as temporary capital of the United States, and General George Washington\'s resignation as Commander-in-Chief.
Further sections describe the Archives Room, the new Senate Chamber, and the House of Delegates, accompanied by black-and-white interior photographs, reproductions of paintings, and captions about key events and furnishings.
One interior spread includes a first-floor plan of the Maryland State House showing the House and Senate chambers, rotunda, information center, and other public areas.
Format and appearance: tall narrow multi-panel fold-out booklet printed in black on white paper, with photographic front cover, descriptive text and images inside, and institutional tour information on the back.
Notes: Appealing late-20th-century Maryland tourism and government history piece suitable for collectors of state capitol memorabilia, Annapolis travel ephemera, and American political history brochures.
