African American men in art; Clothing and dress in art; Newspaper vendors--Maryland--Baltimore; Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903; Sindall, Harry S., fl. 1850s
Black and white photograph of a Maryland Historical Society (MHS) lithograph of the oil-on-canvas color painting entitled "Moses, the Baltimore News Vendor." The original painting of that title was completed by Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) in...
African American young men--Maryland--Baltimore; Recreation centers--Maryland--Baltimore; Cleaning; United States. National Youth Administration--Maryland; United States. Works Progress Administration;
Photograph of three African American young men cleaning up one of the rooms in a recreation center located on Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Two of the young men use mops on the floor while the third uses a cloth to wipe down a small...
Chase-Lloyd House (Annapolis, Md.); African American men--Maryland--Annapolis; Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Annapolis; Buckland, William, 1734-1774; Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811; Horse-drawn vehicles; Lloyd, Edward, 1779-1834;...
Photograph of the Chase-Lloyd House at number 22 Maryland Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland. Construction of this three-story Georgian townhouse was begun in 1769 by Samuel Chase (1741-1811), a revolutionary leader, signer of the Declaration of...
Photograph of Carroll-Barrister House built in 1722 at the corner of Main and Conduit Streets in Annapolis, Maryland by Charles Carroll, a prominent surgeon and a wealthy Irishman. His son, Charles Carroll, the Barrister (1723-1783), who was born...
African American agricultural laborers--Maryland--St. Mary's County; Ox driving; Oxen
Photograph of a team of oxen and their African American driver in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The oxen, with their hitch and the driver's whip showing, are pulling a cart along a narrow dirt road between bushes and trees. The use of this type of...
Photograph of a tree planting ceremony held at Sharp and Hill Streets in Baltimore, Maryland to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington and honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Standing at the microphone is Lawrence Cardinal Shehan (1898-1984),...
African American young men; Architecture, domestic; Bishops; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.); Church buildings; Dwellings; Gibbons, James, 1834-1921; Horse-drawn vehicles; Baltimore (Md.); Wagons;
Photograph of the official residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. Located at number 408 North Charles Street, this building is situated behind and connected by a covered walkway to the Basilica of the...
Anderson, William, 1820-1892; African American men--Maryland--Baltimore County; Freedmen--Maryland--Baltimore County; Homeland (Baltimore, Md.); Slavery--Maryland--Baltimore County--History; Perine family
Photograph of William Anderson (1820-1892), also known as "Uncle Bill", sitting on a rock in a field at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. A former slave, he served the Perine family first as the coachman...
Anderson, William, 1820-1892; African American men--Maryland--Baltimore County; Freedmen--Maryland--Baltimore County; Homeland (Baltimore, Md.); Slavery--Maryland--Baltimore County--History; Perine family
Photograph of William Anderson (1820-1892), also known as "Uncle Bill", standing by a tree at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. A former slave, he served the Perine family first as the coachman and, then,...
Photograph of Goldsmith, a thoroughbred gelding horse sired by Goldsmith the Volunteer of New York, owned by David Maulden Perine, and kept at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. (Photograph taken from the...
Homeland (Baltimore, Md.); African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore County; African American agricultural laborers--Maryland--Baltimore County--History; Wagons--Maryland--Baltimore County; Perine family
Photograph of a farm team with Josh Petticord, the manager, at work at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. One young African American man stands in the wagon and forks compost over the side to cultivate the...
Hotel restaurants--Maryland--Baltimore;Dinners and dining--Maryland--Baltimore;Mural painting and decoration--20th century--Maryland--Baltimore;Hotel Belvedere (Baltimore, Md.);Rogers, Olive Verna, 1903-1989;African American men--Maryland--Baltimore
Photograph of the John Eager Howard Room at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Named in honor of John Eager Howard (1752-1827), the Revolutionary War hero and politician who originally owned the land on which the hotel is located, this...
Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore, Md.)--Buildings; African American schools--Maryland--Baltimore; High school buildings--Design and construction--Maryland--Baltimore; Owens, Benjamin Buck, 1841-1918; Perring, Henry G., 1881-1946; Sisco,...
Photograph of an architectural sketch showing the southwest façade of the old Frederick Douglass High School at North Calhoun and Baker Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. Prepared by Owens & Sisco Architects [Benjamin Buck Owens (1841-1918); Spencer...
Coles, Cecil M.;Gray, Juanita E.;African Americans--Washington (D.C.);United States. National Youth Administration;Occupational training--Washington (D.C.);World War, 1939-1945--Manpower--Washington (D.C.)
Photograph of a young African American woman training to operate a lathe at the National Youth Administration (NYA) War Production and Training Center in Washington, D.C. The woman, a former domestic worker, is Juanita E. Gray. The instructor is...
Peters, Cortez W. (Wilson), Sr., 1906-1964;African Americans--Charitable contributions;Typists;Typewriters;World War, 1939-1945--African Americans
Photograph of Cortez W. Peters, Sr. (1906-1964), world champion portable typist, shown with ten late-model standard size Royal typewriters that he turned over to the United States Government to aid the drive for 600,000 machines for the Army and...
African American postal service employees;Parcel post--Maryland--Baltimore;Mail-chutes--Maryland--Baltimore;Post office stations and branche--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph of Christmas mail received on December 15, 1961 at the United States Parcel Post Station on St. Paul Street just north of Mt. Royal Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Built in 1929, it once handled all postage for the United States. In this...
Airplane factories--Employees--Maryland--Baltimore;Glenn L. Martin Company;African American men
Photograph of three African American aircraft workers assembling the pilot's compartment of a bomber plane at the Glenn L. Martin Company segregated plant on Oldham Street in the Canton section of Baltimore, Maryland. These young African American...
Dinners and dining--Maryland--Baltimore;Classified Municipal Employees Association (Baltimore, Md.);D'Alesandro, Thomas, Jr., 1903-1987;Lord Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore, Md.)
Photograph of attendees at a banquet held by the Classified Municipal Employees Association (C.M.E.A.) at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the notables at the head table (in front of mural) are Thomas D'Alessandro, Jr....
Civil defense--Study and teaching--Maryland--Baltimore;Training;Swatko, Michael
Photograph of Michael Swatko, Civil Defense training officer, addressing instructors at training for the Baltimore Civil Defense "survival-orientation" program held at City Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. Three attendees including an African American...
