In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe reassures his aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia that he is saving money and that if the two agree to come live with him in Richmond he will provide...
In his letter dated November 29, 1835 and written from Augusta, Georgia, William Poe, Jr., a cousin, relates some interesting facts about the Georgian branch of the Poe family to Maria Clemm. The letter is testament to the piety of this branch of...
English wit and humor, Pictorial; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; Satire, English;
Etching of a holiday scene titled Black Monday, or the end of the holidays by George Cruikshank after a drawing by SK (artist's initials). Originally published January 3, 1826 by S. Knight of 3 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, Cornhill, London in a...
English wit and humor, Pictorial; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; Satire, English;
Etching of a holiday scene titled Home from school, or the commencement of the holidays by George Cruikshank after a drawing by SK (artist's initials). Originally published January 3, 1826 by S. Knight of 3 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange,...
English wit and humor, Pictorial; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; Satire, English;
Etching of a holiday scene titled "At home" in the nursery, or the masters & misses twoshoes Christmas party by George Cruikshank. Originally published January 3, 1826 by S. Knight of 3 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, Cornhill, London in a brown...
Steel engraving by James Smillie after a drawing by T. K. Wharton that features a view of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. This is a hand colored print that appeared in the New York Mirror in 1835. It was apparently drawn soon after the...
Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Landscapes; Locust Point (Baltimore, Md.);
Engraving by William Wellstood from the Ladies Repository that features an interesting view of Baltimore from Whetstone Point, known today as Locust Point. On Federal Hill may be seen the signal house, originally set up in 1797 by Captain David...
Jones Falls (Md.); Landscapes--Maryland--Baltimore;
Aquatint by John Hill after the painting by John Shaw, 1820, that features a view of the Jones' Falls in Baltimore. One of the best-known works of Hill is the Landscape Album, first issued by M. Carey & Son of Philadelphia, 1820 (reissued in 1835),...
Civil War, 1861-1865; Landscapes--Maryland; Ross, Robert, 1766-1814;
Aquatint engraved by John Hill after the painting by John Shaw and published in 1820 by M. Carey & Sons of Philadelphia in the book Picturesque Views of American Scenery. "The original intention was to issue six numbers, each containing six views,...
Landscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Maryland Hospital; Monuments; Round towers; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Steel engraving by James Smillie after the drawing by T. K. Wharton, taken from the New York Mirror, 1835, that features a view of the Washington Monument. This view is from near the present intersection of Monument Street before Mount Vernon Place...
Buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Hotels; Monuments; War memorials;
Halftone reproduction of an old drawing from a publication of 1892 that features a view of Barnum's City Hotel, Monument Square, in Baltimore. Built in 1825 and operated until his death in 1844 by David Barnum, this hostelry entertained many of the...
Baltimore (Md.); Buildings; Hotels; Monuments; War memorials; Views;
Colored lithograph by A. Hoen & Co., the cover of sheet music that features a view of the Gilmor House and Battle Monument, Monument Square, Baltimore. The Gilmor House was opened in 1856 and flourished until 1871 when it changed hands and for a...
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...
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...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Booklet 34 pages long containing photographs of Baltimore in the aftermath of the fire of 1904. Includes a few striking facts about the Baltimore fire and a list of some of the greatest fires in the United States that occurred between 1820 and...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking southwest 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...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northeast from East Baltimore Street 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...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking southwest 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...
Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Maryland. National Guard; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northwest at Maryland National Guardsmen on duty 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 (note...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Booklet on the aftermath of the great Baltimore fire of 1904 published by D. M. (Daniel McIntyre) Henderson (1851-1906) with photographs by J. E. (James Everell) Henry (1831-1912). One of the better souvenir publications about the fire, this...
