Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 68 pages long containing the fifth semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1906. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its fifth...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Document 42 pages long containing photographs taken by Jack Hement (John C. Hemment) of Baltimore in the aftermath of the fire of 1904. This souvenir booklet includes a narrative that provides an overview of the events of the fire and a map that...
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...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Printed copy of address titled "Maryland's Contribution to the War Effort." The address was given by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord at the Maryland Historical Society on January 11, 1943. In the address, Reckord describes the state's wartime...
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; Award presentations; Seafood industry--Maryland.; Tilghman Packing Company (Tilghman, Md.)
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of the Tilghman Packing Company in Tilghman, Maryland on August 12, 1944. The program includes the text of letters exchanged between the War Food...
Program for a celebration and tribute by the city of Baltimore in honor of the liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944. The program includes a listing of the activities of the "Mayor's Committee Celebration Tribute to the Fighting French," such as an...
Midnight Lunch Committee (Baltimore, Md.); World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Dedication program to participants of the Midnight Lunch Committee. The program was held on Oct. 28, 1943 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Midnight Lunch Committee, formed in January 1942, was comprised of volunteers from...
In his letter dated November 29, 1835 and written from Augusta, Georgia, William Poe, Jr., a cousin, relates some interesting facts about the Georgian branch of the Poe family to Maria Clemm. The letter is testament to the piety of this branch of...
Postcards—Maryland--Solomons Island; Islands--Maryland; Solomons Island (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A bird's eye view, looking south on the Solomons Island and the bridge connecting it with the mainland Calvert County. It is located at the north side of the mouth of Patuxent River. Called at various early times Bourne's Island, Somervell's Island...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Calvert Street Bridge (Baltimore, Md.); Latrobe, Charles Huzlehurst, 1833-1902; Bridges--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A full view of the old Calvert Street Bridge. Built in 1880, the bridge had decorative ironwork on it, including arches, lamps, and lions at the ends. The bridge, designed by Charles H. Latrobe and built at the time on the edge of the settled city...
A panoramic view of Cumberland, ca. 1910. The church to the right, most likely the Emmanuel Church standing at the eastern end of the Washington Street Historic District, is one of Maryland's most outstanding examples of early Gothic Revival...
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Washington Street (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A pictorial view of Washington Street in Cumberland, ca. 1910, with large trees on both sides. Cumberland, with a population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants, is an important commercial and business center in western Maryland, and the county...
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Washington Street (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A pictorial view of Washington Street in Cumberland, ca. 1910, with large trees on both sides. Washington Street is part of the historic district of Cumberland, a residential area of 19th and 20th century houses in a variety of styles. Cumberland,...
Postcards--Maryland--Gwynn Oak; Gwynn Oak Park (Gwynn Oak, Md.); Bridges--Maryland--Gwynn Oak; Gwynn Oak (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of a bridge over Gwynn Falls Creek in Gwynn Oak, Baltimore County. Gwynn Oak Park was originally a privately owned amusement park, with a carousel, a rollercoaster, a lake for boating and Dixie Ballroom, among other features, serviced by...
Postcards--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Houses and homes--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Vacation homes--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Girls Friendly Society; Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Sandy Spring; Sandy Spring (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of a Girls' Friendly holiday house in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County. The community was founded by Quakers in early 18th century. Girls Friendly Society, a social organization for girls and young women under the auspices of the Episcopal...
A view of an old Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail Road bridge over the Potomac River and a panorama of Westernport, a port located along the Georges Creek Valley where George's Creek empties into the Potomac in Allegany County. Known since 1774 as...
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A view of an unidentified house in a residential area of Cumberland, ca. 1906. On the front of the postcard, the sender of has identified it as his home.
Postcards--Maryland--Cumberland; Baltimore Street (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works
A view of Baltimore Street in downtown Cumberland, ca. 1908, a busy, commercial street at the time. Cumberland was officially established as town in 1787. Baltimore Street is part of the historic district of Cumberland.
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Street (Baltimore, Md.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of Baltimore Street, downtown Baltimore ca. 1907. It had to be a day of celebration, perhaps a national holiday as the street and buildings are decorated with U.S. flags. The tallest building on the right side is the Baltimore and Ohio...
