World War, 1939-1945; Military Order of the Purple Heart. Dept. of Maryland.; Veterans;
Printed pamphlet of the official proceedings of the first annual convention of the Maryland chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, held in Hagerstown, MD on Dec. 13, 1942.
(Editor's note: The Military Order of the Purple Heart...
Black and white photograph of a color lithograph by Metcalf & Clark of Baltimore, Maryland, dated 1870 and entitled, "The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment, And the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment, and...
Blueprint drawn by WDT (William D. Tipton) and dated November 27, 1915 of a clutch throwout collar used in Spoerer motor vehicles between 1908 and 1915. Scale: full size.
Blueprint of a chuck shaft (upper area) and chuck shaft bracket (lower area) of the steering column for an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle on sheet number 18 dated June 23, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons...
Blueprint of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 1 dated May 31, 1909. On several areas of the blueprint are additions or corrections made in pencil. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Blueprint of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 10 dated June 10, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Blueprint of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 12 dated June 11, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Blueprint of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 20 dated June 25, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Blueprint of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 9 dated June 4, 1909. In the upper left are additions made in black ink, while elsewhere are additions or corrections made in pencil. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for...
Blueprint of clutch fork arms for an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle on sheet number 8 dated June 3, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Blueprint of unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle parts, possibly manganese bronze change gear and brake levers, on sheet number 17 dated June 19, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Abolitionists; African Americans; Civil rights; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Constitutional amendments; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Parades; Politicians;
Colored lithograph by Metcalf & Clark, 687 West Baltimore Street, dated 1870 and entitled, "The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment, And the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment, and Celebration on May 19th...
Colored reproduction of a painting by Frederic Roux, dated Havre 1843. The picture apparently commemorates the loss of the ship in a storm on the above date.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute--Report cards; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Heathan days, 1890-1936; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Report cards;
Document dated April 1896 showing H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's Baltimore Polytechnic Institute senior class report card. This report card includes his monthly grades from October 1895 through April 1896. "Harry", as he was still known, seems to...
Knapp, Frederick, 1821-1893; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Report cards; Private schools--Maryland;
Document dated July 1, 1892 showing H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's final report card from F. Knapp's Institute. The location of the school had changed from Holliday Street (see mcms038) to Hollins Street, site of the old Winans' mansion.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth;
Document dated June 23, 1896 showing the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute high school diploma awarded H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken. Mencken is just 15 years old at the time. Affixed to the bottom left of the diploma are an orange and black ribbon and...
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobiles--Equipment and supplies; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Parts; Letterheads--Pictorial works; Stationery--Pictorial works;
Document showing an unsigned order for a 4-cylinder, 5-passenger Spoerer commercial vehicle. Typed on Carl Spoerer's Sons Co. stationery and dated July 27th, 1908, this unsigned order gives the description of and the parts to be used in this...
Knapp, Frederick, 1821-1893; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Report cards; Private schools--Maryland;
Document showing H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's final report card for his first year of education at F. Knapp's Institute, dated June 30, 1887. According to the report card, "Master Harry Mencken" was considered to be "a good boy and scholar!" From...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Automobiles--Tires--Marketing; Letterheads--Pictorial works; Stationery--Pictorial works;
Document showing letterhead of Carl Spoerer's Sons Company located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street after 1918. Along with automobile production the company sold tires and was a distributor of the Samson cord tire.
