Baltimore County (Md.); Cotton manufacture; Dams Maryland; Rivers Maryland;
Photograph of Union Dam on the Patapsco River in Baltimore County, Maryland. Two dams of the same name were constructed in this area; the first was built in 1808 farther north of the present dam. Pictured is the Union Dam built in 1912 by the...
Earthwork--Baltimore (Md.); Public works--Baltimore (Md.)
Photograph of North Gay Street in Baltimore. It appears that the piping under the street started to leak and the ground collapsed. A group of workers, and/or volunteers seem to do a repair work down there. There is a small crowd of onlookers...
In this letter dated March 6, 1809 and written from Stockerton, George Poe, Jr. tells William Clemm about troubles from a couple of Baltimoreans, relatives of the family. This letter includes the only known copy of a note by Edgar Allan Poe's...
In this letter dated January 12, 1836 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe requests money from George Poe, Jr. for his aunt, Mrs. William (Maria) Clemm, and her daughter, Virginia. In this solicitation, Edgar Allan Poe reveals his...
In this undated letter believed to be written October 10, 1849 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Nancy Heywood) Richmond pores out her grief and sympathy at the death of Edgar Allan Poe and invites Maria Clemm to come live with her for as long as...
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...
Boardinghouses; Letters; New York (N.Y.); Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Travel;
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm dated April 7, 1844. In this letter, Poe recounts his latest journey with Virginia, including details about their arrival, search for a place to stay, and the meals they ate once they'd found lodging,...
Drawing; Sheet music; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sheet music of The Grasshopper, A Tragic Cantata, written by Innes Randolph and illustrated by A. J. Volck. This fanciful satire of Italian grand opera, dedicated to and no doubt performed by and for the members of the Wednesday Club of Baltimore,...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of High Street in Baltimore. The street bustles with people and activity. In the foreground, a car sits parked at a curb. Next to the car, a woman is seen from behind pushing a stroller down the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Zoos;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of a group of people at a zoo. In the foreground are several children, including two older boys and a young girl holding a balloon. Also prominently featured in the foreground is a heavyset older...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Architecture--Domestic;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of a house. The house is reddish in color, and has a chimney and gabled roof. Decorative trim extends just below the roofline. The first floor windows are flanked by red shutters. The house has a...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Covered markets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of the inside of a market. In the left foreground of the drawing is a woman in a coat and hat. She looks down into an open small bag or purse. Behind her is another woman. On the right side of the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Wagons; Transportation;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a transportation scene. In the foreground of the drawing is a man carrying a large sack over one shoulder, and a walking stick in the opposite hand. He has a beard and wears a belted coat. His face is turned...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Harbors; Steamboats;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a crowd gathered near a harbor. In the center foreground is a portly man with a moustache petting a donkey or small horse. He wears a bowler hat, a coat, a vest, plaid pants, and has a walking stick or cane....
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Horse racing; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of people at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foreground, two women wearing hats, dresses, and high heeled shoes sit in chairs looking out at the track. A woman behind them sits looking down at...
