City halls; Government buildings; Maps--Maryland--Baltimore; Monuments;
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., a prominent lithography company in Baltimore in the mid-1800s, and published by John F. Weishampel, Jr., in 1872 that features a map of Baltimore City based on Surveys by William H. Shipley. Insets around the...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Ellicott City; African American men--Maryland--Ellicott City; Service stations--Maryland--Ellicott City; Freemasonry--Buildings; Streets--Maryland--Ellicott City; Grocery trade--Maryland--Ellicott City
Photograph of the junction of Columbia Pike (Route 29) and Frederick Road (Route 40) in the heart of Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland. To the left is an Esso gas station. It sits on a corner across from two stone buildings. The three-story...
African American men; Baltimore (Md.); City councils; Maryland;
Photograph of members of the Baltimore City Council, January 21, 1957. In the front row (left to right) are Thomas P. Fallon (1891-1969), Michael J. McHale (1913-1988), Henry R. Hergenroeder (1920-1990), Jacob J. Edelman (1894-1984), Leon A....
Postcards—Maryland--Chesepeake City; Chesapeake City (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Freemasons--Buildings; Back Creek (Chesapeake City, Md.); Rivers--Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.); Bridges--Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
View of causeway, Masonic Hall, and creek in Chesapeake City. Chesapeake City is located in Cecil County. Originally founded by Czech colonist Augustine Herman under the name of the Village of Bohemia, the town's name was changed to the current...
Cityscapes; Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Government buildings; Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.);
Engraving painted and engraved by William J. Bennett, published by H. J. Megarey of New York and printed by J. & G. Neale at Illman & Pillbrow's, that features a view of Baltimore from Federal Hill. This print was published in 1831 as one of a...
Allegany County (Md.); Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Calvert County (Md.); Caroline County (Md.); Carroll County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Choptank River...
Map of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) by John F. Weishampel, Jr., a Baltimore bookseller and stationer. This map is dated 1875 and features all twenty-four of Maryland's counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel,...
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...
Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slavery; Slaveholders;
Document containing bills of sale for Josiah M. Cleaveland and Edgar A. Poe. Cleaveland sold a number of household goods to John F. Duryee. Edgar Allan Poe sold a slave on behalf of his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm Poe, to Henry Ridgway of Baltimore...
Beaches--Maryland--Ocean City; Shore protection--Maryland--Ocean City; African Americans--Maryland--Ocean City
Photograph of the beach at Ocean City, Maryland. An African American woman is watching over a group of children playing on the sand. Jutting out to their right is a barrier constructed to prevent erosion of the beach.
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...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Hand-colored photograph taken looking southeast from City Hospital at the Baltimore skyline ablaze between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 1904. Located at Saratoga and Calvert Streets, Baltimore City Hospital provides an elevated look at...
Postcards--Maryland--Ocean City; Piers--Maryland--Ocean City; Ocean City (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
The Ocean City Pier first opened in 1907. Its amusement pavilion had a long arched roof with large, round-arched windows lighting the first and second floors. It contained a dancing pavilion, a barber shop, a novelty store, a movie theater, a photo...
Map of Baltimore City with map of Maryland and certain pieces of descriptive information about Maryland, Washington D.C., and Delaware. These two pages appeared in the Rand, McNally & Company Indexed Atlas of the World.
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office...
Photograph taken looking southwest at the Baltimore skyline ablaze near Calvert and Baltimore Streets at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. The tall structure on the left is the Continental Trust Building, while the domed structures on the...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office buildings--Maryland;...
Photograph taken looking southwest at the Baltimore skyline ablaze near Calvert and Baltimore Streets at 1:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 1904. The needle-like structure on the left center of the photograph is the Phoenix Shot Tower, while the...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Cityscapes; Courthouses--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office buildings--Maryland; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Hand-colored photograph taken looking south from City Hospital at the Baltimore skyline ablaze between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 1904. Located at Saratoga and Calvert Streets, Baltimore City Hospital provides an elevated look at the...
City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Newspaper buildings; Post office buildings--Maryland; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking northwest from Post Office Avenue and Baltimore Street at the burnt district south of City Hall. In the foreground are the ruins of Der Deutsche Correspondent (The German Correspondent) newspaper. Located on the southwest...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore City College; Athletic fields;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 15. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Constructing athletic field at Baltimore City College."
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Frederick, George Aloysius, 1842-1924
As Baltimore grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, a need arose for a new city hall building as the Peale building proved to be too small for this function. After voters approved to build it, its construction started in 1867 and was...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Courthouses--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Baltimore...
An aerial view of the Baltimore city center and panorama. The Baltimore courthouse can be seen at its location on Monument Square. Built by noted local architects, J. B. Noel Wyatt and William G. Nolting, it opened in 1900. Behind the courthouse,...
