Photograph taken looking northeast from the unit block of East Baltimore Street at the shells of buildings still standing. Among the structures that survived the fire are the Calvert Building (tall structure to left), the Chesapeake and Potomac...
Photograph taken looking north from Baltimore and St. Paul Streets at ruins of Durham's Hotel located at 6-8 St. Paul Street. Surrounding the ruins are buildings that survived the fire: the Herald (left center), the Courthouse (low structure, right...
Streets--Maryland--Crisfield; Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Crisfield; African Americans--Maryland--Crisfield; Bank buildings--Maryland--Crisfield; Electric lines--Poles and towers--Maryland--Crisfield;...
Photograph of 10th Street in downtown Crisfield, Maryland. On the right is an African American couple walking along Tenth Street toward Main Street. To their right is a one-story corrugated metal building with Coca-Cola signs on its front wall and...
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...
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...
Morgan State College--Aerial photographs; Morgan State College--Centennial celebrations, etc.; African American universities and colleges--Maryland--Baltimore; College campuses--Maryland--Baltimore
Color photograph of an aerial view of the Morgan State College campus at its centennial year 1967-1968.
Cumberland Dugan & Company; Dugan, Cumberland, 1830-1914; St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (Baltimore, Md.); Factories--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric lines; Telephone lines; Wagons; African American men--Maryland--Baltimore; Brick wall...
Photograph of the building housing Cumberland Dugan & Company (formerly the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church) on the northeast corner of Howard and Barre Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. Established by Cumberland Dugan (1830-1914), a wealthy...
African American boys; Annapolis (Md.); Architecture, domestic; Bitters; Drugstore employees; Drugstores; Electric lines; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Telephone lines;
Photograph of the City Drug Store at number 164 Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland. Standing in front of and to the left of the front door of the store are several sale clerks, perhaps even the owner. A sign over the door reads "Soda Water." In the...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 68 pages long containing the fifth semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1906. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its fifth...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northeast of Liberty and German Streets. In the left foreground beyond the rubble of many small businesses are the ruins of the Hopkins Place Savings Bank. Designed by Baldwin and Pennington and built...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northeast of Baltimore and Hanover Streets after rebuilding has begun. Streetcar service has been restored, and much of the rubble has been removed. In the background are (from left to right) several...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district east of Baltimore and Hanover Streets just after the fire. In the background are (from left to right) several structures that survived the fire: the Calvert Building, the Chesapeake and Potomac...
Photograph taken looking northeast at the burnt district from the upper story of a building in the unit block of West German Street. Rising from the rubble are several buildings that survived the fire (from left to right): the Calvert Building...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Baltimore (Md.)--Harbor; Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Power-plants;...
Photograph taken looking north across the Baltimore Basin (Harbor) from Federal Hill at a panoramic view of the Baltimore City skyline after the 1904 fire. Smoke can still be seen rising from the rubble. Directly across the harbor are the East...
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...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects; United States. Office of Defense Transportation.;
Undated notice from Mary Johnson, Inc. informing customers that the company is still able to make flower deliveries in compliance with O.D.T. regulations.
[Editor's note: The notice refers to ODT, which was the Office of Defense...
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; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.);
Letter from the Baltimore Committee on Civilian Defense to blackout permit holders dated November 10, 1942, along with a canvas triangular pennant imprinted with letters "C.D." in red. The letter provides instructions for using C.D. (Civilian...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Lawns;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a backyard. In the center foreground of the drawing, a clothesline is tied to a tree. Two dolls hang from clothespins on the line. In the right foreground is a small bench, surrounded by children's...
