Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Johns Hopkins Hospital; Hopkins, Johns, 1795-1873; Niernsee, Johann Rudolph, 1814–1885; Cabot, Edward Clarke, 1818-1901; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Considered one of the finest medical establishments in the country, Johns Hopkins Hospital was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins. The building seen on the postcard is the Billings Building, located at 600...
Photograph of the interior of the North Avenue Market in Baltimore, Maryland. Although the exterior of the building features Moorish-style towers (not shown), the central section appears modern, clean, and sanitary. Large skylights supplement the...
Postcards--Maryland--Annapolis; St. John’s College (Annapolis, Md.)--Buildings; Duff, Simon, d. 1759; Universities and colleges--Maryland--Annapolis; Annapolis (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Originally designed in 1742 as the colonial governor's mansion, McDowell Hall (named for St. John's first president, Dr. John McDowell) was only completed in 1784 when St. John's College acquired it. For years, the building housed the entire...
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 April 1909 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and the Baltimore Sun staff. Standing from left to right are John Wilber Jenkins, Harold E. West, John T. Pleasants*, Emily Lantz, Wm. (William) H. Pentz, Allen S. Will, Folger...
Borrowing and lending; Dow, Jesse E. (Jesse Erskine), 1809-1850; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866;
In this letter dated March 16, 1843 and written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edgar Allan Poe informs his friends Jesse E. Dow and Frederick W. Thomas that he has arrived in Philadelphia safely and thanks them for all they have done for him. In...
