Eighteen-page document (pamphlet) written by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken in 1902 to extol the beauties and charms of Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. Containing seven photographs of buildings and scenes around the cemetery and one...
Carpentier, Alejo, 1904-1980; Grupo Minorista (Cuba); Manach, Jorge, 1898-1961; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Nacho, Tata, 1894-1968; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in January 1928 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (second left) with journalists Jorge Manach (left), Tata Nacho (behind Mencken), and Alejo Carpentier (right) in Havana, Cuba. Signed by each of the three Cuban journalists,...
London Naval Conference; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in February 1930 by the Montauk Photo Concern of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken on board the S. S. Bremen. Mencken was returning from the London Naval Conference held between January 21 and April 22, 1930 at which Great...
Advertising--Tobacco--United States; Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--American; August Mencken and Brother; Cigar industry--United States; De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881; Jeannette (Ship); Jeannette Expedition...
Color advertisement for Jeannette cigars printed for H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's father's business, August Mencken and Brother, manufacturers of fine cigars. This advertisement depicts scenes of the 1879-1881 Jeannette Expedition to the North...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Poetry; Valentines;
In the valentine poem dated February 14, 1846, Virginia Clemm Poe tells her husband Edgar Allan Poe what his love means to her. Written in acrostic form--the first letter of each line spells out her husband's name--Virginia tells Poe she doesn't...
Health; Letters; New York (N.Y.); Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847;
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Neilson Poe dated August 8, 1845. In this letter, Edgar Allan Poe apologizes for waiting so long to write to Neilson Poe but explains that he has been unable to procure some papers that will allow him to make a reply...
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,...
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,...
Illustration of books--Germany--16th century; Wood-engraving, German; German--15th century; Satire, German; Folly in art;
Woodcuts known as Stroking the fallow stallion (front, recto of page) and The wise men (back, verso of page) by Albrecht Dürer from the book titled Navis Stultifera (also known as Das Narrenschiff in German and Ship of Fools in English), a book...
Clothing and dress--Germany--Pictorial works; Costume--Europe--16th century; Engraving, German--16th century; Illustration of books--Germany--16th century; Prints, German--16th century;
Copper engraving displaying the attire of four German women by Abraham de Bruyn from the catalog titled Omnium Poene Gentium Imagines (Images of almost all nations) published by Abraham de Bruyn in 1577. This print, catalog number 3709, later...
Illustration of books--Germany--15th century; Wood-engraving, German--15th century; Satire, German--15th century; Folly in art;
Woodcut known as Giving and regretting it by Albrecht Dürer from the book titled Das Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools), a book of satire by German theologian Sebastian Brant originally published in 1494. In each of its over 100 chapters, the book...
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...
Illustration of books--Germany--15th century; Wood-engraving, German--15th century; Satire, German--15th century; Folly in art;
Woodcut known as Marrying for money by Albrecht Dürer from the book titled Das Narrenschiff (Ship of fools), a book of satire published in 1494 in Basel, Switzerland, by German theologian Sebastian Brant. In each of its over 100 chapters, the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Restaurants;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of two couples seated opposite each other at a table inside a restaurant. Both couples are rather heavyset. The women wear hats, and the men wear suits. The table is set with a bright red checked...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Indians of North America;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of two men facing each other. The scene takes place inside a room. On the left, a tall Native American man is shown standing in profile with his arms crossed. He wears feathers in his cropped hair, a coat with a...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Weather; World War II;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher. In the center of the drawing, the title "The Weather for 1941" is written in pencil. On the sides of the drawing are two columns, each with different figures and scenes related to the weather and seasons. At the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Forest Rangers;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a man in the forest. He has a Bible under each arm. A knife is tucked into a belt around his waist, and he carries a rifle or shotgun on his back. The drawing is marked as though it was intended for use on...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Draft Horses; Agricultural Exhibitions;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a very large draft horse. A young boy stands in front of the horse, looking up at it. The drawing is marked as though it was intended for use in the "Baltimore Almanac," which was probably projected by the...
