Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832; Pise, Charles Constantine, 1801-1866; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Poetry;
This document is Neilson Poe's handwritten English translation of a poem written in Latin by Charles Constantine Pise, published in the Baltimore Gazette and Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1827, and dedicated to Charles Carroll of Carrollton on...
Advertising; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Fishing; Tournament fishing;
Brochure entitled Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Guide number 3, published in 1937 and featuring the grand contest held from dawn September 18 until noon September 19, 1937 at what is known as the "mouth of the Potomac," Solomons, Maryland.
Advertising; American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team); Baseball; Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, Md.); Minnesota Twins (Baseball team); Western Union Telegraph Company;
Telegram known as an "Oriole-gram" sent from the Baltimore Orioles baseball team to various fan clubs and to employees of WJZ-TV Channel 13 and their families attending the game held September 8, 1967 between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota...
Church Home (Baltimore, Md.); Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884;
In this letter dated September 14, 1863 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm informs Neilson Poe she is now living in the Church Home on Broadway in Baltimore. Although her stay is being paid for by the ladies of St. Paul's Church, she...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 31 pages long containing the third semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1905. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its third...
Program for the movies "Hotel for women" and "The kid from Kokomo" showing at the Centre Theatre on North Avenue and Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland. From September 10 through September 14, 1939, the Centre Theatre is scheduled to show "Hotel...
Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Nathan, George Jean, 1882-1958; Smart set (New York, N.Y.);
Photograph taken September 12, 1915 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) on Long Beach in Long Island, New York. Mencken frequently traveled to New York to work with Nathan on the Smart Set, but since September 12, 1915...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Dix's manifesto" sung to the tune of "Dearest Mae." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B" (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist), this broadside...
Broadsides; McComas, Henry G., 1796-1814; Monuments; Political ballads and songs; United States History War of 1812; Wells, Daniel, 1795-1814;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Wells and McComas Funeral and Monument Song, Baltimore, September 13, 1858," sung to the same tune as the "Star-spangled Banner." This broadside tells the story of Daniel Wells and Henry G. McComas, two...
At the time of the Antietam Battle on September 17, 1862, William McKinley was the Commissary Sergeant with the 23rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served hot coffee and food to the soldiers in the regiment on the spot where the monument...
Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slaveholders; Slavery;
Document, bill of sale for slave woman named Philis. A typical bill of sale, the above document is a preprinted form with the essential information written in by hand. For the amount of $300, Philis is sold to David L. Maulsby by Eliza Ann Bennett....
Advertising; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Fishing; Tournament fishing;
Brochure entitled Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Guide featuring the grand contest held September 12, 1936 "on the Gooses" (fishing locations in the mid part of the Chesapeake Bay).
Advertising; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Fishing; Radio programs; Tournament fishing;
Brochure entitled Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Guide number 8, published in 1941 and featuring the grand contest held on September 5-7, 1941 at North Beach-Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.
World War, 1939-1945--Protest movements; Boycotts; Munich Four-Power Agreement (1938)
Flyer advertising a peace rally held at City Hall Plaza in Baltimore, Maryland on October 8, 1938. The flyer says "Stop Hitler Now" at the top. It advocates the boycotting of Nazi goods and protests the annexation of part of Czechcloslovakia by...
World War, 1939-1945; Award presentations; Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.);
Program for the presentation of the Army-Navy "E" Award for Excellence in War Production to Aberdeen Proving Ground workers on September 28, 1942. Included in the program is a listing of the award ceremony activities, such as addresses by Governor...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this incomplete letter believed to be the original of a copy dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this letter dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for returning to Philadelphia. He is upbeat about work,...
Baltimore (Md.)--Pictorial works; Monuments--Maryland--Baltimore; War memorials--Maryland--Baltimore; Battle Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Original watercolor drawing by an unknown artist that features a view of the Battle Monument, possibly prior to 1830. This view is identical to that of Goodacre's engraving (Cator Print no. 147). The monument was begun in 1815 to commemorate the...
Dwellings---Maryland--Baltimore; Flags; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Fortifications; Pickersgill, Mary Young;
Original etching by Hopper Emory that features the Old Flag House in Baltimore. This structure, built in 1793, was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill, who made the flag flown at Fort McHenry during the bombardment of September 13-14, 1814. The...
Civil War, 1861-1865; Landscapes--Maryland; Ross, Robert, 1766-1814;
Aquatint engraved by John Hill after the painting by John Shaw and published in 1820 by M. Carey & Sons of Philadelphia in the book Picturesque Views of American Scenery. "The original intention was to issue six numbers, each containing six views,...
