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Black Maria
[ muh-rahy-uh ]
Black Maria
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- a police van for transporting prisoners
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Black Maria1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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The Black Maria, also called "the Dog House," was the first movie studio ever constructed.
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In 1893, inventor Thomas Edison completed work on the world’s first motion picture studio, his “Black Maria,” in West Orange, New Jersey.
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I recommend “The Black Maria VIII” by Girmay, Brown’s “Duplex” that begins “I begin with love”; and “Ice Storm,” by Hayden.
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‘The police come in and taken him to the jail in the Black Maria. He still locked up.’
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Ferguson’s Gang, as they called themselves, were masked, anonymous activists who went by codenames such as Bill Stickers, Granny the Throttler, Black Maria and Red Biddy.
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