In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe begs Maria Clemm to reject the offer made by Neilson Poe to have her and her daughter, Virginia, live with Neilson and his family. At the end of the letter,...
Colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier published in 1848. This scene was copied from William Henry Bartlett's view of Baltimore published in 1839 (Cator Print 194). Most of the prominent landmarks of the City can be recognized: the Washington...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Landscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Railroads; Viaducts;
Print that features two views of Baltimore: the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad viaduct and the Battle Monument. The upper view shows the Patapsco viaduct of the Baltimore and Ohio at Relay, one of the greatest engineering feats of its time (ca. 1834)....
Allegany County (Md.); Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Caroline County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Delaware; Dorchester County (Md.); Frederick County (Md.); Harford County (Md.); Kent County...
Map of Maryland by J. Denison, dated 1796, and copied from Dennis Griffith's map of Maryland published in 1795, that shows eighteen Maryland counties: Allegany (inset), Anne Arundel (spelled "Ann Arundel"), Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil (referred to...
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...
In this incomplete letter dated only Sunday evening June 15 and written probably in 1856 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Nancy Heywood) Richmond complains that it has been too long since she and Muddie (Maria Clemm) have sat and talked. She...
