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...
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...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 26 pages long containing the report of the Citizens' Relief Committee submitted to the Relief Fund Commission on August 11, 1904. This Citizens' Relief Committee was assembled at the request of Baltimore City Mayor Robert M. McClane for...
Baltimore (Md.); Political ballads and songs; Price, William, 1794?-1868;
Document containing the broadside entitled "William Price" sung to the tune "John Todd." The speaker of this Confederate broadside asks William Price why he, as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1861-1862, sponsored the "Treason Bill"...
Program of attractions for the Boulevard and Waverly Theatres in Baltimore for the week of December 4, 1938. Movies showed that week include "The Great Waltz," "The Citadel," "Girls' School," "Listen Darling," "The Lady Objects," and "Come on...
Clapham, John; Eddis, William, 1738-1825; Engraving, Colonial; Green, Anne Catharine, d. 1775; Green, Frederick, 1750-1811; Green, Jonas, 1712-1767; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Colonial period,...
Maryland one dollar note dated April 10, 1774 and signed J [John] Clapham and Wm [William] Eddis: serial number 21714.
Couden, Robert, 1708-; Engraving, Colonial; Green, Jonas, 1712-1767; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Printing. United States. History; Sparrow, Thomas, 1746-1784;
Maryland four dollar note dated January 1, 1767 and signed R [Robert] Couden and J [John] Clapham: serial number 1095 ("0" is best guess).
Couden, Robert, 1708-; Engraving, Colonial; Green, Anne Catharine, d. 1775; Green, Jonas, 1712-1767; Green, William, d. 1770; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;...
Maryland six dollar note dated March 1, 1770 and signed J [John] Clapham and R [Robert] Couden: serial number 7113.
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by Mrs. Sarah S. Curry. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender,...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by G. W. Crapster. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical...
World War, 1939-1945; Victory gardens; Agriculture--Competitions;
Pamphlet for the 1944 Statewide Big Vegetable Contest, organized by the Maryland Victory Garden Committee. The pamphlet includes the rules for the contest, information about contest judges, prize winnings, and an entry blank. According to the...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense; Air raid wardens
Booklet dating from January 1943 titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes...
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief;
Invitation to "Europe's Children, Must They Starve?" meeting, held under the auspices of the Temporary Committee on Food for Europe's Children at the Alcazar Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on April 13, 1943. The invitation includes information about...
World War, 1939-1945; Award presentations; General Motors Corporation. Eastern Aircraft Division;
Program for the presentation of the Army-Navy "E" Award for Excellence in War Production to the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation in Baltimore on February 8, 1945. Included in the program is a summary of the history and...
World War, 1939-1945; Military Order of the Purple Heart. Dept. of Maryland.; Veterans;
Printed pamphlet of the official proceedings of the first annual convention of the Maryland chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, held in Hagerstown, MD on Dec. 13, 1942.
(Editor's note: The Military Order of the Purple Heart...
World War, 1939-1945; Award presentations; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.); Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated. Baltimore Division;
Program for the presentation of the National Security Award to the workers of the Baltimore plant of Revere Copper and Brass, Inc. at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 1, 1944. Included in the program is a listing of award ceremony...
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...
World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Maryland;
Printed booklet containing a list of the World War II casualties (Army and Army Air Force personnel) for the State of Maryland. According to the introduction, the list was published by the War Department for information purposes. It includes the...
Foldout pamphlet titled "Take Care of Household Rubber" dating from October 1942. The pamphlet includes information on how to care for, patch, and repair household rubber products, including: boots and galoshes; clothing made from rubber thread;...
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...
