Postcards--Maryland--Frederick; Trinity Chapel (Frederick, Md.); Frederick (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Freemasons--Buildings; Frederick (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of the YMCA building, Masonic Temple, and Old Town Clock in Frederick. The 1807 steeple to the left, built by local architect Stephen Steiner, rests atop the stone tower of the Trinity Chapel built in 1763. The town clock at the top was...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a view of South Sharp Street in Baltimore. Titled, signed, and dated by the artist in the bottom right corner. (Editor's note: One of the signs on a building on the left hand side of the drawing...
Photograph of the interior of the Enoch Pratt Free Library Branch number 12 in Baltimore, Maryland. In the picture a large group of school children including many African Americans are visiting the branch. A librarian is helping the children as...
Postcards--Maryland--Hagerstown; Washington Street (Hagerstown, Md.); Historic districts--Maryland--Hagerstown; Streets--Maryland--Hagerstown--Pictorial works; Hagerstown (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of West Washington Street from the public square in Hagerstown. The building on the left was the Hagerstown Railway Company's Waiting Room. On the right, the building with a clock seen in the distance is the Baldwin House, a four story hotel...
The Children's Hospital School was dedicated in 1912. It was located at 3825 Greenspring Avenue, in the building pictured in this postcard, which was donated by Mrs. William Painter who wanted to create a memorial to her late husband. Its original...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Maryland Institute, Renaissance revival (Architecture)--Maryland--Baltimore; Corbett, Harvey Wiley, 1873-1954; Pell, Francis Livingston, 1873-1945; Gothic revival (Architecture)--Maryland--Baltimore; College of Art;...
View of the main building of the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts and the Schools of Art and Design, as it was then known (in 1959 changed its name to Maryland Institute, College of Art). Designed by architects Pell &...
Postcards--Maryland--St. Michaels; St. Michaels (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--St. Michaels--Pictorial works;
A view of East Cherry Street in St. Michaels, Talbot County. First settlements in St. Michaels date to the second half of the 17th century. The inhabitants engaged in tobacco growing and ship building. Currently, it is a historic waterfront town,...
A view of an old Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail Road bridge over the Potomac River and a panorama of Westernport, a port located along the Georges Creek Valley where George's Creek empties into the Potomac in Allegany County. Known since 1774 as...
Postcards--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Lakes--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Mountain Lake Park (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of boathouse and lake in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County. In 1881, a group of Methodist ministers from Wheeling, West Virginia decided to set up their own Chautauqua resort. They were inspired by the Chautauqua adult education and spiritual...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--History; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Rogers, James Gamble, 1867-1947; Thomas, Douglas Hamilton, 1872-1915; Parker,...
When the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad building was lost in the great fire of 1904, the company turned to a renowned architectural firm of Parker and Thomas to design the new headquarters. In collaboration with another architect, James Gamble...
A view of Gwynns Falls Creek inside the Gwynns Falls Park ca. 1910. Franklin Road, currently called Franklintown Road, is located on the left side of the creek, but here it crosses the creek to the other side. The park was envisioned in the Olmsted...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Lexington Street (Baltimore, Md.); Streets--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works; Central business districts--Maryland--Baltimore; Department stores--Maryland--Baltimore--History; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial...
A view of Baltimore's Lexington Street shopping district near Howard Street. Numerous downtown Baltimore department stores were located in this area. The white building on the right housed the Stewart Company's department store. Designed in 1899 by...
Postcards--Maryland--Braddock Heights; Braddock Heights (Md.)--History--Pictorial works
Braddock Heights is a small unincorporated town in Frederick County, Maryland. Founded at the turn of the 20th century as a resort community, it included hotels, an amusement park, a skating rink, nature trails, an observatory (four states,...
Chesapeake Beach, located in Calvert County, was founded by the Washington and Chesapeake Beach Railway Company (in 1896 reorganized as Chesapeake Beach Railway) in 1894 as a resort destination for visitors from the Washington D.C. area. It thrived...
Postcards--Maryland--Havre de Grace; Methodist church buildings--Maryland--Havre de Grace; Havre de Grace (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Plack, William L., 1854-1944
Located at 101 South Union Avenue, the former Methodist Episcopal Church (currently called United Methodist Church) in Havre de Grace was built of rock, granite and limestone in 1901-1902 by a Philadelphia architect William Plack. It was a gift to...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
View of the The Boat Lake, the second and smaller lake inside Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore. The lake was formed in 1865 when a stream was dammed. For decades, visitors could boat on the lake in summer and skate during winter. After 1959, the Boat...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Yacht clubs--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a view from the Maryland Yacht Club in Baltimore. The view looks out over the water, where a few small boats are anchored in the distance. On the opposite shore are mostly several factories and...
