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...
Engraving--18th century; Illustration of books--France--18th century; Religions--Early works to 1800; India--Religion--Early works to 1800;
Engraving titled Le Bairam ou la Paque des Mahometans [The Bairam or the Passover for Mohammedans] done in 1737 by Jacob Folkema after a drawing by Bernard Picart (misspelled Picard in the first edition) from the book titled Ceremonies et coutumes...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the third revised edition of the broadside entitled "Down Trodden Maryland." Privately printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "N. G. R." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Children and death; Songs;
Document containing the 5th edition (shown top center) of the broadside entitled "Little Footsteps," a 1868 ballad composed by J. A. Barney with lyrics by M. B. Leavitt (not shown). This broadside is a lament on the loss of a small child, the...
Document containing the 9th edition (shown top center) of the broadside entitled "Little Sweetheart Come and Kiss Me!" This broadside is from a song written by Arthur W. French with music by W. H. Brockway (1835-1888). The speaker tells his "little...
Illustration of books--Italian--17th century; Illustration of books--France--17th century; Etching, Italian--17th century; Monks--Pictorial works;
Etching titled Monaci Silvestrini (Monk of Silvestrini) by Odoardo Fialetti from a book titled Histoire de l'institution des ordres religieux, dispersey par tout le monde (History of the institution of religious orders, dispersed into all the...
Chromolithograph titled Resplendent Trogon illustrated by Louis Prang from the book titled Our living world; an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's natural history of animate creation, volume 2, printed in 1885 by L. Prang & Co. for Selmar...
Chromolithograph titled Group of finches illustrated by Louis Prang from the book titled Our living world; an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's natural history of animate creation, volume 2, printed in 1885 by L. Prang & Co. for Selmar...
Chromolithograph titled Black and white kingfisher (or pied kingfisher) illustrated by Louis Prang from the book titled Our living world; an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's natural history of animate creation, volume 2, printed in 1885 by...
Chromolithograph titled Partridge illustrated by Louis Prang from the book titled Our living world; an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's natural history of animate creation, volume 2, printed in 1885 by L. Prang & Co. for Selmar Hess, New...
Original etching by Anton Schutz. This signed artist's proof is one of an edition limited to 100 impressions before the plate for printing was destroyed. The print features a view of the Baltimore Trust Building immediately after its erection,...
Baltimore (Md.)--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Fortifications--Maryland--Baltimore; Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.); Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., one of two prominent lithography companies in Baltimore in mid-1800's, that features Fort Marshall in Baltimore. This lithograph is one in a series of Civil War scenes in and around Baltimore by Sachse. Fort...
Baltimore (Md.)--Pictorial works; Cityscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Parks; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.); Mount Vernon Place (Baltimore, Md.);
Original etching by Anton Schutz. This signed artist's proof is one of an edition limited to 75 impressions. It features the Mount Vernon Place park and surrounding buildings just west of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. The two sculptures in...
Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Calvert County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Dorchester County (Md.); Kent County (Md.); Maps; Maryland; Potomac River; Saint Mary's County (Md.);...
Map of Maryland by John Ogilby, dated 1671, that shows ten Maryland counties: Anne Arundel (spelled "Anne-Arundell"), Baltimore (spelled "Baltemore"), Calvert, Cecil (spelled "Caecill"), Charles, Dorchester, Kent, St. Mary's (spelled "St. Maries"),...
Allegany County (Md.); Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Calvert County (Md.); Caroline County (Md.); Carroll County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Delaware;...
Map of Maryland and Delaware and their canals, roads, and distances by Henry S. Tanner, dated 1844, that shows twenty Maryland counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel (spelled "Ann Arundel"), Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles,...
Photograph of the interior of Fennell's (misspelled Fennel's on label) Greater Pharmacy located on the corner of Druid Hill Avenue and Biddle Street in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to drugs, this particular store sells items such as cigars and...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 130 pages long that contains the report of the Committee on Fire-Resistive Construction of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Established in 1896, the NFPA publishes fire and building safety standards designed to help reduce...
Alcoholism; Bradley, Nellie H.; Broadsides; Children and death; Parkhurst, Mrs. E. A.; Starvation; Temperance;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Drunkard's Lone Child!" from a song written in 1866 by "Stella" (Nellie H. Bradley) with music by "Figaro" (Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst [1836-1918]) and also known as "Father's a Drunkard, and Mother Is Died."...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Down-trodden Maryland" sung to the Charles Dibdin tune "Tom Bowling." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Down-trodden Maryland" sung to the Charles Dibdin tune "Tom Bowling." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
