Democratic National Convention (1912 : Baltimore.Md.);Catering and hospitality--Maryland--Baltimore;African American men--Maryland--Baltimore;Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century;Fifth Regiment Armory (Baltimore, Md.)
Photograph of delegates at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first convention where the democrats used primaries to choose their delegates. Woodrow Wilson received the...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Dix's manifesto" sung to the tune of "Dearest Mae." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B" (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist), this broadside...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America;
Estres, William C.; Flags; Political ballads and songs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Volunteers to the 'Melish'," written by William C. Estres. Printed by R. M. Chambers in Baltimore, Maryland during the Civil War, this broadside tries to raise Confederate recruits, first by teasing, then...
Advertisement for the Food Stamp Plan dating from 1941. The advertisement explains that the Food Stamp Plan, operated by the United States Dept. of Agriculture in conjunction with local agencies and businesses, distributes surplus farm and food...
World War, 1939-1945; Award presentations; Food industry--Maryland; S.E.W. Friel Company (Queenstown, Md.);
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of S.E.W. Friel, Queenstown and Wye Mills Plants, on March 17, 1945 at the Centreville Armory in Centreville, Maryland. The program includes images of...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Herald; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Journalists--United States;
Document showing the early newspaper stories written by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and published in the Baltimore Morning Herald newspaper between February 24 and March 1, 1899. Page 1 shows all of the stories collected in a three-column spread on...
Etching, French; Lefort, Henri-Émile, 1852-1916; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849;
Etching of Edgar Allan Poe signed by Henri Lefort and dated 1894. In the upper left corner of the etching is Poe's name, while in the upper right corner is a hand-colored creature probably meant to be a demon. Ravens are positioned around the...
Fortification--Rhine River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800; Cities and towns--Rhine River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
Twenty plans of fortified cities along the Rhine, Moselle, Saar and Neckar rivers: Rijnsburg, Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz, Mainz, Frankenthal, Landau, Philippsburg, Mannheim, Fort-Louis, Strasbourg, Breisach, Freiburg im Breisgau, Huningue, Basel,...
Abergavenny, George Neville, Lord, 1660-1695; Deer hunting in art--England; Engraving, English--17th century; Horses in art--England; Hounds in art--England; Hunting--England--Early works to 1800; Illustration of books--England--17th century;...
Colored copper engraving with etching titled Stagg takeing soyle (sic) by John Collins (also known as James Collins) after a drawing by Francis Barlow from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and...
Bradshaw & Blacklock--Catalogs; Baxter, George, 1804-1867; Color prints, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; Wood-engraving, English--19th century;
Color print titled Harvest field by Frederic Shields, colored under the supervision of Charles Hall from George Baxter's workshop, from the book titled Pictorial Pictorial casket of coloured gems written by Frederic Shields and published in 1853 by...
Albemarle, Christopher Monck, Duke of, 1653-1688; Engraving, English--17th century; Fishing--England--Early works to 1800; Fishing in art--England; Illustration of books--England--17th century; Landscapes--England--Pictorial works;
Colored engraving with etching titled Fishing by an unknown artist and engraver from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and printed in 1686 by Samuel Roycroft, London. With the title lettered in the...
Engraving, English--17th century; Falconry in art--England; Horses in art--England; Hounds in art--England; Illustration of books--England--17th century; Landscapes--England--Pictorial works; Wenman, Richard Wenman, Viscount, 1572 or 1573-1640;
Colored engraving with etching titled Maning hawks (sic) by Arthur Soly after a drawing by Francis Barlow from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and printed in 1686 by Samuel Roycroft, London. With...
Clothing and dress--Early works to 1800; Illustration of books--Italian--16th century; Wood-engraving, Italian--16th century;
Colored woodcut titled Vicentina from a book titled De gli habiti antichi, et moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due (Of ancient and modern dress of diverse parts of the world in two books) by Cesare Vecellio. Published in Venice in 1590 by...
Clothing and dress--Early works to 1800; Illustration of books--Italian--16th century; Wood-engraving, Italian--16th century;
Colored woodcut titled Primo in Magistrato from a book titled De gli habiti antichi, et moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due (Of ancient and modern dress of diverse parts of the world in two books) by Cesare Vecellio. Published in Venice in...
Birds--Pictorial works; Engraving--18th century; Illustration of books--England--18th century;
Line engraving colored by hand of the eared or horned dob-chick by George Edwards from the book titled A natural history of birds written and published in 1750 by Edwards at the Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London. The book included...
Birds--Pictorial works; Engraving--18th century; Illustration of books--England--18th century;
Line engraving colored by hand of a horned Indian pheasant done in 1749 by George Edwards from the book titled A natural history of birds written and published by Edwards at the Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London in 1750. The book...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Racetracks (Horse racing);
Watercolor portrait by Aaron Sopher of a man at a racetrack. The man wears a suit, dark colored shirt, yellow patterned tie, and a fedora-style hat. In his hand he holds up a piece of paper, most likely a tip sheet or a betting sheet. Over the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); African Americans;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of an African American woman. The woman is shown in full profile, holding a cane or walking stick in one hand, and a bag in the other. To the right of the woman in profile, another woman is shown from...
