Photograph of the interior of Fennell's (misspelled Fennel's on label) Greater Pharmacy located on the corner of Druid Hill Avenue and Biddle Street in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to drugs, this particular store sells items such as cigars and...
Keedysville, fomerly called Centerville, is a small town in Washington County. The area is known for a high concentration of caves, as it lies on Tomstown Dolomite, a carbonic rock formation. The only show-cave in Maryland, Crystal Grottoes,...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Poetry; Valentines;
In the valentine poem dated February 14, 1846, Virginia Clemm Poe tells her husband Edgar Allan Poe what his love means to her. Written in acrostic form--the first letter of each line spells out her husband's name--Virginia tells Poe she doesn't...
Original manuscript of the poem entitled "A Valentine" written by Edgar Allan Poe for Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood on February 13, 1846. (Editor's note: Beginning in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe conducted a literary courtship with Frances Sargent Osgood...
Engraving--18th century; Illustration of books--France--18th century; Religions--Early works to 1800; India--Religion--Early works to 1800;
Engraving titled Le Bairam ou la Paque des Mahometans [The Bairam or the Passover for Mohammedans] done in 1737 by Jacob Folkema after a drawing by Bernard Picart (misspelled Picard in the first edition) from the book titled Ceremonies et coutumes...
