Borrowing and lending; Dow, Jesse E. (Jesse Erskine), 1809-1850; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866;
In this letter dated March 16, 1843 and written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edgar Allan Poe informs his friends Jesse E. Dow and Frederick W. Thomas that he has arrived in Philadelphia safely and thanks them for all they have done for him. In...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district south of German and Calvert Streets. It is believed that the building on the left is the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company Building located on the northeast corner of German and Calvert...
Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862; Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894; Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858; Broadsides; Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893; Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879; Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890; Jackson, Stonewall,...
Document containing an untitled broadside beginning with a Latin epigram, "Quamdiu tandem abutere patientiae nostra? Ad quem finem sese jactabit audacia?" and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist)....
Children of military personnel; Espionage; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster by DHS (believed to be Dorothy Hope Smith, 1895-1955) that shows a sad-looking young girl clutching a picture of her serviceman father, with the text positioned below reading "Don't kill her daddy with careless talk." Below this...
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...
Buildings; Monuments; Views; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Engraving by D. Thompson after William H. Bartlett that features a view of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. This is an uncolored copy of Cator Print 61. Looking north from Charles Street near Centre, the residence at the left is believed to...
Dinners and dining--Maryland--Baltimore;Classified Municipal Employees Association (Baltimore, Md.);D'Alesandro, Thomas, Jr., 1903-1987;Lord Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore, Md.)
Photograph of attendees at a banquet held by the Classified Municipal Employees Association (C.M.E.A.) at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the notables at the head table (in front of mural) are Thomas D'Alessandro, Jr....
African American men in art; Clothing and dress in art; Newspaper vendors--Maryland--Baltimore; Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903; Sindall, Harry S., fl. 1850s
Black and white photograph of a Maryland Historical Society (MHS) lithograph of the oil-on-canvas color painting entitled "Moses, the Baltimore News Vendor." The original painting of that title was completed by Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) in...
Photograph of a tree planting ceremony held at Sharp and Hill Streets in Baltimore, Maryland to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington and honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Standing at the microphone is Lawrence Cardinal Shehan (1898-1984),...
African American children; African American men; African American women; Annapolis (Md.); Architecture, domestic; Cobblestones; Dwellings; Electric lines; Government buildings; Row houses; Wooden-frame houses;
Photograph of Cornhill (left) and Fleet (right) Streets from Market Space in Annapolis, Maryland. On both sides of these stone-embedded streets are Revolutionary era two-story clapboard row houses. At their intersection is a small (perhaps...
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 west from Harrison and Fayette Streets at a panoramic view of the Baltimore skyline before the 1904 fire. This elevated view shows much of the business district that would be destroyed in the fire. Fayette Street, between...
Eminent domain--Maryland; Fire prevention--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hardware stores; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking northeast from Pratt Street and Calhoun Alley at fire fighters spraying water on the ice-encrusted Anderson and Ireland hardware store located on the northwest corner of Pratt and Light Streets. Like other hardware stores...
Photograph taken looking at the ruins of Habliston's drugstore located on the northeast corner of Baltimore and Gay Streets. Located at number 500 East Baltimore Street, this was the only structure on east side of the unit block of North Gay Street...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northwest of Charles and Fayette Streets. This image shows the northwestern edge of the fire line. To the right, behind the ruins in the foreground, is the O'Neill and Company Building (note water...
Photograph taken looking at Charles Street north of Wine Street before the 1904 fire. On the left is Oehm's Acme Hall Clothing House located on the southwest corner of Baltimore and Charles Streets. On the right are several small businesses,...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 33 pages long that is believed to be an official copy of the act passed by the Maryland General Assembly on March 11, 1904 that created the Burnt District Commission. The Commission was to be composed of four members appointed by the Mayor...
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...
