African American sailors--Maryland--Baltimore; African American soldiers--Maryland--Baltimore; United States. Army--Service clubs--Maryland--Baltimore; World War, 1914-1918--African Americans;
Photograph of a large group of African American soldiers and sailors posing for a picture in front of a War Camp Community Service club building probably in Baltimore, Maryland. The men standing or sitting in rows in front of this large brick...
American National Red Cross. Nursing Service; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster of a young woman wearing a nurse's uniform. She holds a candle in one hand at shoulder level and envisions her work as a Red Cross Student Reserve nurse. The candle casts shadows over the woman's shoulder, and in the shadows this woman...
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...
American Nurses Association. Nursing Information Bureau; Patriotism; Uncle Sam (Symbolic character); United States. Federal Security Agency; United States. Public Health Service; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female;...
Color poster showing the portrait of an attractive young woman proudly receiving a white nurse's cap most likely from the hands of Uncle Sam (note stars and strips on sleeves), with the words "become a nurse : your country needs you" emblazoned...
Agriculture--United States; United States Employment Service; United States. Extension Service; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War...
Color poster by Morgan Douglas that shows a man holding a pitch fork and standing behind a woman carrying a basket full of fresh vegetables, both of whom are dressed in bib-and-brace overalls and straw hats. In the sky above their heads are the...
United States Employment Service; United States. War Manpower Commission; V-mail; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster by Lawrence Nelson Wiibur (1897-1988) that shows an attractive young woman clutching V-mail messages to her chest and looking longingly in the distance, with the words "Longing won't bring him back sooner... get a war job!" positioned...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore;City planning--Maryland--Baltimore; Cobblestone roads--Maryland--Baltimore; Service stations--Maryland--Baltimore;St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Baltimore, Md.);Lutheran church...
Photograph of the American Gas Station on the corner of North Central Avenue and East Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1937, the Lord Baltimore Filling Station (center) and St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (center behind the...
African American women--Maryland--Baltimore; Dining rooms; United States. National Youth Administration of Maryland; Recreation centers--Maryland--Baltimore; Waiters and waitresses--Maryland--Baltimore
Domestic service department of an African American recreation center located on Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. This center was run as part of a program of the National Youth Administration (NYA) of Maryland. Three young African American...
Construction and demolition debris--Maryland--Baltimore;Service stations--Maryland--Baltimore;City planning--Maryland--Baltimore;St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Baltimore, Md.);Lutheran church...
Photograph of High Alley at North Central Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The Lord Baltimore Filling Station (center) and St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (center, behind filling station, with its front on Fayette Street) were razed in 1937...
Row houses--Maryland--Baltimore;City planning--Maryland--Baltimore;St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Baltimore, Md.);Lutheran church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore;Service stations--Maryland--Baltimore;Streets--Maryland--Baltimore
Photograph of East Fayette Street at North Central Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1937, the Lord Baltimore Filling Station (center left) and St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (center, behind the filling station) were razed as part of...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--History; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Rogers, James Gamble, 1867-1947; Thomas, Douglas Hamilton, 1872-1915; Parker,...
When the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad building was lost in the great fire of 1904, the company turned to a renowned architectural firm of Parker and Thomas to design the new headquarters. In collaboration with another architect, James Gamble...
United States Employment Service; War posters, American; Women; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster created from a 1942 color photograph taken by Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) showing an attractive young married woman (note prominently displayed wedding ring) working on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F U.S. Navy bomber at the...
Soldiers--United States; United States Employment Service; United States. War Manpower Commission; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster by Al Moore that shows a United States soldier looking out at the viewer and saying, as shown in the words above, "-- and back us up with a war job!" This poster encourages those who did not enter the armed forces to take a war job,...
Flags; Flags--United States; United States. Marine Corps; United States. Marine Corps--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster by J. C. (Joseph Christian) Leyendecker (1874-1951) that shows two U.S. Marines on land looking out at U.S. Navy warships offshore. One of the marines is standing and waving a signal flag while the other is lying prone and looking...
Flags--United States; United States. Marine Corps--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; War posters, American;
Color poster made from a 1913 painting by Sidney H. Riesenberg (1885-1972) that shows two United States Marines raising the flag over a tropical seaside fort. In the background are a formation of Marines standing at attention and three battleships...
Agriculture--United States; United States. Extension Service; War posters, American; Women; Women's Land Army of America; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster of women at work in a variety of agricultural jobs, including feeding chickens, milking a cow, driving a tractor, and picking vegetables, as members of the Women's Land Army (WLA). The full caption for this poster reads as follows:...
War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster by Adolph Treidler (1886-1981) that shows a woman ordnance worker (WOW) wearing a blue jumpsuit with a red and white scarf tied around her head standing in front of an ordnance shell, with the text under the image reading "She's...
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...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Herald; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Journalists--United States;
Document showing the early newspaper stories written by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and published in the Baltimore Morning Herald newspaper between February 24 and March 1, 1899. Page 1 shows all of the stories collected in a three-column spread on...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Harbors; Steamboats;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a crowd gathered near a harbor. In the center foreground is a portly man with a moustache petting a donkey or small horse. He wears a bowler hat, a coat, a vest, plaid pants, and has a walking stick or cane....
