Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Hotels; Jones Falls (Md.); Round towers;
Lithograph by Philip Haas after Swett, published by N. Hickman of Baltimore in 1837, that features a view of Baltimore circa 1837. This rare print shows the city from the north near the Jones Falls, and affords fine glimpses of the old Jail, the...
Allegany County (Md.); Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Calvert County (Md.); Caroline County (Md.); Carroll County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Delaware;...
Map of Maryland and Delaware that shows twenty Maryland counties: Allegany (spelled "Alleghany"), Anne Arundel (spelled "Ann Arundel"), Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Prince...
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Boston (Mass.)--Streets--State Street; Engraving, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; United States--In art;
Steel engraving titled State Street, Boston illustrated in 1837 by William Henry Bartlett and used in the book titled American Scenery written by Nathaniel Parker Willis and published in 1840 by George Virtue, London.
Baltimore (Md.); Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Landscapes; Round towers; Ships in art;
Engraving painted and engraved by William J. Bennett, published by H. J. Megarey of New York and printed by J. Neale at Illman & Pilbrow's in 1831, that features a view of Baltimore taken near Whetstone Point. This is one of the celebrated Bennett...
Postcards--Maryland--Frederick; Rose Hill Manor (Frederick, Md.); Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Frederick; Frederick (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819
In 1778, Thomas Johnson, a prominent politician, lawyer, landowner and the first elected governor of Maryland bought Rose Garden estate from George Hoffman near the city of Frederick. He changed its name to Rose Hill. He deeded the property to his...
Lonaconing is a small town in Allegany County. Before arrival of pioneers in late 18th century, the place was probably settled by Shawnee Indians. The town's name is most likely derived from Indian words meaning the meeting place of many streams....
The "Old Sun Building" was built in 1906 to replace the previous version, i.e. the Iron Building, that perished in the 1904 fire. It was designed by two well-known Baltimore architects Ephraim Francis Baldwin (1837-1916) and Josias Pennington...
Postcards--Maryland--Westminster; Courthouses--Maryland--Westminster; Westminster (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Shellman, James Meriwether, 1801-1851
This historic Carroll County Courthouse, built in 1838 was designed in Greek Revival style by Colonel James Meriwether Shellman, architect, merchant, lawyer and the first burgess of Westminster. The land was donated by Isaac Shriver, a local...
Postcards--Maryland--Frederick; Rose Hill Manor (Frederick, Md.); Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Frederick; Frederick (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819 ;
In 1778, Thomas Johnson, a prominent politician, lawyer, landowner and the first elected governor of Maryland bought Rose Garden estate from George Hoffman near the city of Frederick. He changed its name to Rose Hill. He deeded the property to his...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.; Laconia (Steamship : 1893-1909); Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Merchant ships--Great Britain; Sun (Baltimore, Md. :...
Photograph of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken standing along the rail of the Cunard Steamship Company's S. S. Lucania headed for Europe in March of 1908. Mencken had just published a book on Nietzsche entitled The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, had...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken sitting at the dinner table in his home at number 1524 Hollins Street while reading the June 18, 1927 edition of the Baltimore Sun newspaper and holding a pint of beer. In the background are a...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1913 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken working at his typewriter in the Baltimore Sun office. A corn cob pipe hangs from his mouth. The Sun offices were then located in a building on the southwest corner of Baltimore and...
Baltimore Herald; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait drawing; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait drawing in pencil done about 1903 by John Siegel of the young H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken. Mencken worked with Siegel at the Herald and, later, at The Sun.
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Caricatures and cartoons; Smart set (New York, N.Y.); Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Pen and ink drawing made in November of 1915 by W. F. Pensel of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken. In this caricature, Mencken is dressed as a knight seated on a well-ridden work horse or nag. Projecting out of the brim of Mencken's hat is a plume or...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1912 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken working at his typewriter in the Sun office. A corn cob pipe hangs from his mouth. The Sun offices were then located in a building on the southwest corner of Baltimore and Charles...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1913 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and the Baltimore Sun staff. Mencken, as this picture demonstrates, was no longer just a reporter but now a member of the staff. Standing from left to right are Robert B. Ennis,...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1929 of H. L. Mencken with members of The Sun newspaper Board of Directors. Seated in the board room around the table (from left to right) are J. Edwin Murphy, James W. Dove, Stanley M. Reynolds, William F. Schmick,...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in June 1936 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken at his typewriter reporting on the Republican National Convention. Held in Cleveland, Ohio from June 9 to 12, the convention produced the nomination of Alfred M. Landon for...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1932 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken typing copy at the press table at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Held from June 27 to July 2, 1932, this was the first convention to nominate Franklin Delano...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in June 1936 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken at his typewriter at the Republican National Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio from June 9 to 12. The convention produced the nomination of Alfred M. Landon for president on the...
