Photo, Print, Drawing The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, officially the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge, connecting the Maryland capital city, Annapolis, with Maryland’s Eastern Shore in Queen Anne County

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  • Call Number: LC-HS503- 2477 (ONLINE) [P&P].
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