Armed forces; Long Branch (N.J.); Soldiers; United States. Army. Maryland Infantry Regiment, 5th (1867-)
Photograph of a group of officers from the 5th Maryland ("Dandy Fifth") (present day 175th Infantry) Regiment posed in front of a tent at "Camp Monmouth" in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1874. Although one source puts Long Branch in Frederick County,...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Children and death; Songs;
Document containing the 5th edition (shown top center) of the broadside entitled "Little Footsteps," a 1868 ballad composed by J. A. Barney with lyrics by M. B. Leavitt (not shown). This broadside is a lament on the loss of a small child, the...
Broadsides; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Mephistophiles K. G. S.; Morris, Thomas Hollingsworth, 1817-1872; Political ballads and songs; United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1863); United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "To the Baltimore poet, Thomas H. M-rr-s, author of 'How They Act in Baltimore'." "Thomas H. M-rr-s" is Thomas Hollingsworth Morris, author of "A.D. 1862, or How They Act in Baltimore" (by a Volunteer...
Fund raising; Savings bonds--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster that shows the amount of money ("our quota is") to be raised through the sale of war bonds for the "5th War Loan." On the left is a male worker holding a stack of boxes indicating 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the quota, while on the...
Baltimore, Charles Calvert, Baron, 1699-1751; Colonization; Colonial administrators--Portraits; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Painting of Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Immediately after the death of the fourth Lord, the principal powers specified by the...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 45 pages long containing the first semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1904. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its first...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 130 pages long that contains the report of the Committee on Fire-Resistive Construction of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Established in 1896, the NFPA publishes fire and building safety standards designed to help reduce...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Magazine 88 pages long that contains an editorial and four articles about the Baltimore fire of February 7and 8, 1904. This March 1904 issue focuses on the aftermath of the fire, what lessons were learned, and how the fireproofing technology of the...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 26 pages long containing the report of the Citizens' Relief Committee submitted to the Relief Fund Commission on August 11, 1904. This Citizens' Relief Committee was assembled at the request of Baltimore City Mayor Robert M. McClane for...
Program for the movies "Lady of the tropics" and "The starmaker" showing at the Rex (theatre) in the 4600 block of York Road in Baltimore, Maryland. From October 29 through October 31, 1939, the Rex is scheduled to show "Lady of the tropics," while...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Lansdowne (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Roads;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 387. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore County. Improving of Baltimore Ave.- from 5th Ave. to Mine Bank Lane."
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by Gustavus Hobbs. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical...
Advertising; American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team); Baseball; First National Bank (Baltimore, Md.); Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, Md.); Scheduling;
Schedule of home and away games for the 1957 season of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. On the front page is an advertisement featuring a drawing of the First National Bank building and its main offices in Baltimore, Maryland, while on the back...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Debt; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Travel; United States. History. War of 1812;
In this letter dated April 5, 1860 and written from Alexandria, Virginia, Maria Clemm thanks Neilson Poe for his help in selling the land warrant she inherited from her late husband, payment for his service in the War of 1812. She also tells...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); March (Month); Saint Patrick's Day;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a man and a snake. The man smokes a pipe, and holds his clenched fists in front him. The snake stands upright on its tail, and is almost equal to the man in height. The snake's face appears wounded and...
