Fund raising; Savings bonds--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster of a woman standing in front of the smoking, bombed out ruins of a house or building. The woman's arms are crossed in front of her chest and she is crying. The full caption for this poster reads as follows: "...and we talk about...
Painting of Benedict Leonard Calvert, Fourth Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Benedict Leonard Calvert, second son of the third Lord Baltimore, upon the...
Concerts; Drawing; Musicians; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck entitled "A Quartette." In this sketch, members of the Wednesday Club have gathered for the performance of a string quartet. Frank Clark and Frank Frick are the two men standing at the far left. George B. Coale is seated in...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "An Appeal to the South" and signed by "H.", "A Daughter of Dixie." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War, this broadside calls on Southerners to take up arms and defend themselves against the tyranny...
African American young men; Architecture, domestic; Bishops; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.); Church buildings; Dwellings; Gibbons, James, 1834-1921; Horse-drawn vehicles; Baltimore (Md.); Wagons;
Photograph of the official residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. Located at number 408 North Charles Street, this building is situated behind and connected by a covered walkway to the Basilica of the...
Baltimore (Md.); Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Jones, Edward Franc, 1828-1913; Riots; Political ballads and songs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Baltimore Boys' Own" sung to the tune "Charley Cole." This broadside is a call to the sons of the South to take arms against their Northern foes. It particularly refers to the Baltimore riot of 1861 in...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Urban Parks; Waterfronts;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of Riverside Park in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foreground, two men relax in the grass. One of the men reclines on his elbow, his hat on the ground next to him. The other man lies looking upward, his...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Civilians in War; Bombing, Aerial;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher depicting a scene after a bombing. The scene appears to take place inside a dark building. Two adults surround the lifeless body of a small child. One adult sits crouched with his (or her?) head buried...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Riots--Baltimore (Md.);
Print that features a view in Baltimore of Captain Hare demanding of Marshal Kane the arms taken from the Massachusetts soldiers on April 19, 1861. This event occurred a few days after the attack by citizens on the troops. On June 27 the Marshal...
Northumberland (England)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Seventeenth century double-page map of the county of Northumberland, England, probably originating from Blaeu's atlas published in 1645. Includes a decorative cartouche, mileage scale, numerous coats-of-arms of local noble families including Robert...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Courts; Trials;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a tree on trial in a courtroom. In the foreground, a heavyset judge wearing a robe and wig points accusingly at a tree. The tree has a face with human features, and it appears to be upset and surprised. Two...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Death; Soldiers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The Dying Confederate's Last Wish." Signed and/or published by "Maryland," this broadside tells the story of a dying Confederate soldier bidding farewell to his comrades in arms and asking them not to...
Broadsides; Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861; Hudson, A. L.; Potomac River; Political ballads and songs; Thompson, H. S. (Henry S.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the first four stanzas of the broadside entitled "Ellsworth's Avengers" with words by H. S. Hudson, sung to the tune "Annie Lisle" by H. S. Thompson. This broadside is a tribute to the Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, who was...
Pas-de-Calais (France)--Maps--Early works to 1800.;Nord (France : Dept.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Engraved map of northeast France and part of French Flanders, or former province of Artois, with relief and forests shown pictorially. Has a decorative title cartouche with the royal coat of arms of the County of Artois and four cherubs. Scale and...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Washington, George, 1732-1799; Hospitality;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of two men sleeping. One man sleeps in a wooden bed. His hairstyle appears to be of the 18th century, as does his hat which hangs on the bedpost. The other man sleeps on the floor. He wears a hat, and clutches a...
Backyard gardens--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in 1902 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken standing with arms akimbo in the backyard of the family home at number 1524 Hollins Street. He is wearing a bowler or derby hat.
Liberty bonds; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster of an American soldier intervening on behalf of a woman and child who are being harassed by a German soldier. The American soldier puts his arm across the German shoulder's chest and pushes him away from the mother who kneels on the...
Broadsides; Heaven; Hymns; Macarthy, Harry, 1834-1888; Weishampel, J. F. (John F.), Sr.;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Happy Journey to the Promised Land," sung to the air "Bonnie Blue Flag." This hymn compares contemporary Christian salvation to the journey of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt to the Promised Land,...
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887; Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861; Broadsides; Burns, Robert, 1759-1796; Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889; Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; Seward,...
Document containing two broadsides: the first is entitled "Hark! The Summons," and the second is entitled "Southern Sentiments." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a...
Savings bonds--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster created from a black and white photograph by Valentino Sarra (1903-1982) that shows a pensive young mother holding a baby in her arms while her young daughter hugs her side. The text above the woman's head reads, "I gave a man!" On the...
