Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834; Aquatint, English--19th century; Color prints, English--19th century; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; London (England)--Pictorial works; London (England)--Buildings,...
Hand-colored aquatint titled King's Mews, Charing Cross by Joseph Constantine Stadler from an engraving by Auguste (Augustus) Charles Pugin after a drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, published December 1, 1808, from the book titled Microcosm of London,...
Baltimore (Md.); Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Landscapes; Monuments; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Colored lithograph that features a view of Baltimore circa 1839 published in Paris by August Bry. This is substantially the view painted by William Henry Bartlett, but with numerous and often fantastic alterations (see Cator Prints 46, 101, and...
Engraving by S. Fisher after a painting by William H. Bartlett that features a view of Baltimore. Published in Willis' book American Scenery, London, 1840. Among the oddities in this view are the Cathedral belfries in the wrong position, Washington...
Enoch Pratt Free Library;Branch libraries--Maryland--Baltimore;Librarians--Maryland--Baltimore;Library employees--Maryland--Baltimore;Library fittings and supplies--Maryland--Baltimore
Photograph of the staff in the information and circulation room of the Enoch Pratt Free Library Branch number 26 at number 5427 Belair Road in the Gardenville section of Baltimore, Maryland. Seated at the information desk (left) are Raymond B....
Photograph of the staff in the main room of the Enoch Pratt Free Library Branch number 26 at number 5427 Belair Road in the Gardenville section of Baltimore, Maryland. Standing by the recent fiction display (right) are Raymond B. Agler,...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; African American boys--Maryland--Baltimore; Cobblestone roads--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric lines--Maryland--Baltimore; Housing Authority of Baltimore City;...
Photograph of Cloney Street at its intersection with Amity Street in Baltimore, Maryland. This area (known as Area 14) was scheduled to be demolished as part of the Baltimore Housing Authority's slum clearance program. In the ground floor window of...
Cannon's Ferry (Sussex County, Del.); Cannon, Lucretia P., d. 1829; Slave traders--Maryland; Ferries--Delaware
Photograph of Cannon's Ferry in Woodland, Sussex County, Delaware. Spanning the Nanticoke River, originally owned and operated by members of the Cannon family since 1793, the ferry was taken over by the State of Delaware in the mid-eighteen...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore; Automobiles; City planning--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric lines; Housing Authority of Baltimore City; Slums--Maryland--Baltimore; Street-railroads--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking north at the east side of the 200 block South Bond Street between Gough and Pratt Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These two- and three-story brick row houses are mostly vacant, scheduled to be demolished as part of the...
Photograph taken from Pennsylvania Avenue of the east side of Oxford Street in Baltimore, Maryland. On both sides of the street are two- and three-story brick row houses. In the left foreground is an African American man walking toward the camera,...
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...
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...
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...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Flags; Political ballads and songs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The American Star" sung to the tune "Humors of Glen." The American Star in this broadside most likely refers to the Confederate flag known as the "Bonnie Blue," a flag which bore a single white star on a...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Dear Robin I'll Be True" from the song by (William) Banks Winter (1857-1936), a minstrel performer and, later, an actor. This broadside lists Otto Sutro & Co. of No. 207 W. Baltimore Street as the music...
Broadsides; Pike, Marshall S. (Marshall Springs); Reunions; Travel;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Home Again" from the song composed by Marshall S. Pike. This broadside relates how good it feels to be home from a foreign shore, reunited with old friends. Centered between the two words of the title is...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Copy of Verses by a Party of Poor Operatives." This broadside appears to be a door-to-door advertisement used by tradesmen to find work from individual households or small businesses when jobs in...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Maryland, My Home" from an 1853 minstrel song written by C. J. F., with music by Stewart Macaulay (not shown). This broadside tells the story of a young man who, though he has sailed across the Atlantic...
Broadsides; Dumont, Frank; Songs; Stewart, James E. (James Eugene), b. 1843;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Jennie, The Flower of Kildare" from a song written by Frank Dumont (1848-1919) with music by J. E. Stewart. This broadside tells the story of a man who has left his love "Sweet Jennie" back in Kildare,...
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...
