Among postcard collectors who specialize in social history, the genre of card you see here is known as a “walker.” “Walkers” are comparatively rare and frequently are real-photo cards.
The Bromo-Seltzer tower changed the Baltimore skyline forever. Built in 1911, the 289-foot tower once guided ships into Baltimore harbor, but that was the intended use. It was meant to showcase the Emerson Drug Company at 21 S. Eutaw Street on the corner of Lombard Street, where Captain Isaac Emerson made his millions.