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.)--Aerial views; Building, Fireproof; Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking from the upper story of a building near Fayette and Calvert Streets at the northeastern façade of the Continental Trust Building (center, tallest structure). Located on the southeastern corner of Calvert and Baltimore...
Eminent domain--Maryland; Fire prevention--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hardware stores; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northwest at the ice-encrusted Anderson and Ireland hardware store located on the northwest corner of Pratt and Light Streets. Like other hardware stores of its day, Anderson and Ireland stocked dynamite, turpentine, and...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district southwest of Gay Street between Baltimore and Fayette Streets. In the distance beyond the rubble are (from left to right) several buildings that survived the fire: the Continental Trust Building...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district in the 100 block of North Charles Street just south of Lexington Street, showing the northernmost advance of the fire. In the left foreground are the ruins of the Kranz-Smith Piano Company Building...
Eminent domain--Maryland; Fire prevention--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hardware stores; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northeast from Pratt Street and Calhoun Alley at the ice-encrusted Anderson and Ireland hardware store located on the northwest corner of Pratt and Light Streets. Like other hardware stores of its day, Anderson and Ireland...
Fire extinction--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Maryland. National Guard; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Dynamite;
Photograph taken of Maryland National Guardsman Laurence A. Naylor on duty on the dynamite line on February 16, 1904. The "dynamite line" consisted of buildings dynamited to create a barrier to prevent spread of the fire. It did not work and, in...
Photograph taken looking southeast at a soup kitchen operated out of the John S. Gittings and Co. Building located on the southeast corner of North and Fayette Streets. After the fire, the banking business of John S. Gittings and Co. operated a...
Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Maryland. National Guard; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on the north side of Baltimore Street east of Liberty Street. In the left foreground are the ruins of the Hotel Mullin located at number 110 West Baltimore Street. In the center foreground are several...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on Charles Street north of Lombard Street. In the foreground are the ruins of many small businesses and warehouses in the wholesale dry goods district on Charles Street. In the background are two...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northwest at the ruins of the Church of the Messiah. Located on the southwest corner of Gay and Fayette Streets, the church was on the northeastern edge of the fire line. Built in 1835 as Christ Episcopal Church and serving...
Photograph taken looking southwest from an upper story of the United States Post Office Building on Fayette Street at the remains of the Baltimore and Ohio Central Headquarters Building located on the northwest corner of Calvert and Baltimore...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking southwest from Gay Street near Baltimore Street at the north and east sides of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained more than sixty-six percent...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northwest at onlookers walking past ruins of the Church of the Messiah (right) and the Mansion House hotel (left). Located on the southwest corner of Gay and Fayette Streets, the church was on the northeastern edge of the...
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...
Photograph taken looking southwest, probably from Dugan's Wharf, at the ruins at the foot of O'Donnell's Wharf and at the south side of the Baltimore Basin (Harbor). Among the ruins in the foreground would be the State Tobacco Warehouse (left, west...
Photograph taken looking southeast from the roof of the Calvert Building at buildings located on Calvert Street between Baltimore and German Streets that survived the fire. Among these structures are (from left to right) the Baltimore and Ohio...
Photograph taken looking south from Baltimore Street at the west side of South Street and the front of the National Bank of Commerce Building. Located at number 26 South Street (right center), the National Bank of Commerce Building contained bank...
Photograph taken of African-American workers clearing rubble from the ruins of the Baltimore American Building on the southwest corner of Baltimore and South Streets. Located at number 225 East Baltimore Street, this building housed newspaper...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office...
Photograph taken looking southwest at the Baltimore skyline ablaze near Calvert and Baltimore Streets at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. The tall structure on the left is the Continental Trust Building, while the domed structures on the...
