Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Neilson, James Crawford, 1816-1900; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking north at the ruins of the Carrollton Hotel, also known as the New Carrollton Hotel (right), located on the northeast corner of Light and German Streets. Built by Niernsee and Neilson in 1873, the six-story building was...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Chamber of Commerce (Baltimore, Md.); Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Charles E. Cassell, 1842-1916
After the loss of the original Chamber of Commerce building, designed by John Rudolph Niernsee in 1880, in the great fire of 1904, it was rebuilt by Baltimore architect Charles Emmett Cassell in Renaissance revival style. The building is listed on...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Johns Hopkins Hospital; Hopkins, Johns, 1795-1873; Niernsee, Johann Rudolph, 1814–1885; Cabot, Edward Clarke, 1818-1901; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Considered one of the finest medical establishments in the country, Johns Hopkins Hospital was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins. The building seen on the postcard is the Billings Building, located at 600...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the northeast corner of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building at Holliday and Water Streets. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained 66 percent damage. At the base of the building is a...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking north of Exchange Place and Holliday Street at the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building on Water Street between Holliday Street and Post Office Avenue. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the east side of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building on Post Office Avenue west of Gay Street. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained more than sixty-six percent damage. In the...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking southwest from Gay Street near Baltimore Street at the north and east sides of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained more than sixty-six percent...
Boards of trade; Cassell, Charles E., 1842-1916; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking southwest from Gay Street near Baltimore Street at the north and east sides of the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce Building. Built by John Niernsee in 1881, this four-story building sustained more than sixty-six percent...
Authors, American--20th century--Portraits; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956; Portrait painting;
Portrait painted in 1927 by Nikol Schattenstein (1877-1954) of a young H. L. Mencken at the height of his career. He is wearing a white shirt unbuttoned at the collar with a pair of red pants and suspenders. The suspenders were a gift from Rudolph...
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834; Aquatint, English--19th century; Color prints, English--19th century; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; London (England)--Pictorial works; London (England)--Buildings,...
Hand-colored aquatint titled King's Mews, Charing Cross by Joseph Constantine Stadler from an engraving by Auguste (Augustus) Charles Pugin after a drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, published December 1, 1808, from the book titled Microcosm of London,...
Boards of trade; Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Insurance companies; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking west at the east and south sides of the Savings Bank of Baltimore Building on the northwest corner of Water and Gay Streets. This building was damaged extensively, so the bank eventually moved its operations to a new...
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834; Aquatint, English--19th century; Color prints, English--19th century; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; London (England)--Pictorial works; London (England)--Buildings,...
Hand-colored aquatint titled View of the tower (of London) by Thomas Sunderland from an engraving by Auguste (Augustus) Charles Pugin after a drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, published October 1, 1809, from the book titled Microcosm of London, volume...
