Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Crowds; Dynamite; Fire extinction--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Street-railroad...
Photograph taken looking west from the upper story of a building near Light and German Streets at the dynamite line on Charles and German Streets about 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. As businessmen (foreground) load and haul away important...
Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Dynamite; Fire extinction--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking at the collapsing wall of a building on Baltimore Street near South Charles Street shortly after dynamite charges were set off. Whether this was done during the fire, to prevent its spread, or done after the fire, to remove...
Colored lithograph that features a view of the Hill Buildings in Baltimore framed with a second lithograph that features certain commercial buildings on West Baltimore and South Charles Streets. In the lower margin of the Hill Buildings print is a...
Baldwin, Ephraim Francis, 1837-1916; Building, Fireproof; Carson, Charles L., 1847-1891; Clocks and watches, Electric; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;...
Photograph taken looking northeast from the unit block of East Baltimore Street at three office buildings that survived the fire: the Calvert (left), Equitable (left center), and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Central Headquarters (right center)...
Photograph taken looking west at the burnt district along East Baltimore Street west of Gay Street. In the foreground is a man looking at a piece of fire hose left in the street. Farther along the street are wagons parked in the middle while...
Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Post office buildings--Maryland; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northwest of Gay and Baltimore Streets. In the background are (from left to right) several buildings that survived the fire: the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Central Headquarters Building located on the...
Baltimore (Md.). Fire Dept.; Building, Fireproof; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fire prevention--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking east from the northwest corner of Liberty and Baltimore Streets at Hopkins Place buildings in ruins. In the foreground at number 17 Hopkins Place are the ruins of the Ambach Brothers and Company Building. In the background...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 68 pages long containing the fifth semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1906. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its fifth...
Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fire engines; Fire extinction--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking north from Pratt Street at fire fighters spraying water on buildings on both sides of Hopkins Place north of Lombard Street between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. This view shows the fire moving south on...
Baltimore (Md.)--Harbor; Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Post office buildings--Maryland;...
Photograph taken looking northwest across the Baltimore Basin (Harbor) at the burnt district. In the foreground are the ruined buildings on Smith's Wharf at the foot of Gay and Pratt Streets and the C. A. Gambrill Manufacturing Company, which...
Photograph taken looking southeast from the roof of the Fidelity Building at the Baltimore business district before the 1904 fire. The Fidelity Building, which is located on the northwest corner of Charles and Lexington Streets, affords an elevated...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northeast of Hanover and German Streets. In this elevated view, several buildings that survived the fire can be seen (from left to right): the eleven-story Union Trust Building located on the northeast...
Baltimore (Md.). Fire Dept.; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking east on German Street at the John E. Hurst and Company Building engulfed in flame soon after the start of the fire. Located on the south side of German Street between Liberty Street and Hopkins Place, the John E. Hurst and...
Boards of trade; Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northwest of Exchange Place and Frederick Street. In the foreground are several horse-drawn wagons, used to clean up the debris left by the fire, and the rubble of many small businesses. In the...
Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office buildings--Maryland; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on Calvert Street south of the United States Post Office Building located on the northeast corner of Calvert and Fayette Streets. In the center foreground are ruins of several small businesses...
Baltimore (Md.)--Harbor; Building, Fireproof; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Maryland. National Guard; Post office...
Photograph taken looking northeast across the Baltimore Basin (Harbor) at the burnt district near the 200 block East Pratt Street between Calvert Street and Cheapside. In the foreground are the ruins of many small businesses including grocers and...
Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Courthouses--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Maryland. National Guard; Post office buildings--Maryland;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district southeast of Fayette and McClellan Streets. In the foreground is a Maryland National Guardsman on duty. In the right background are the ruins of many small businesses. In the left and center background...
Photograph taken looking southwest from Baltimore and Frederick Streets at the burnt district on the south side of East Baltimore Street. Among the ruins on the left are the walls of the Chamber of Commerce Building (note arched windows in upper...
Photograph taken looking northeast from the unit block of East Baltimore Street at the shells of buildings still standing. Among the structures that survived the fire are the Calvert Building (tall structure to left), the Chesapeake and Potomac...
Photograph taken looking east at the burnt district on Fayette Street from the upper stories of a building near Fayette and Hanover Streets. Among the buildings still standing are (from left to right) the Union Trust Building, the Herald Building...
