Carroll, D. H. (David Henry), Mrs.; Clemm, W. T. D., Rev.; Death; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849;
This document contains (1) an account of Edgar Allan Poe's death and funeral as given by the Reverend Mr. Clemm, a cousin of Poe's and the methodist minister who officiated at his funeral, and (2) a statement given by Mr. J. S. Macher about the two...
A view of the Fountain Square in Chestertown. It has a fountain with the Greek goddess of youth and beauty, Hebe, standing atop of the fountain (here hidden behind the trees). Dedicated in 1899, it was a project of the Ladies Improvement Society....
Postcards--Maryland--Frederick; Washington's Headquarters (Frederick, Md.); Log cabins--Maryland--Frederick; Frederick (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
According to common belief, this log cabin once located along Carroll Creek on West All Saints Street in Frederick, was George Washington's quarters on 30 April 1755 when he was a junior officer attached to the Staff of Major General Edward...
World War, 1939-1945; Savings bonds; Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971; Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957; Sapieha, Virgilia, 1904-1966;
Advertisement for a war bond rally held at Maryland Casualty Auditorium in Baltimore, MD on December 14, 1943. Speakers included authors Ogden Nash (as Master of Ceremonies), Christopher Morley, and Princess Paul Sapieha.
Advertisement for the Food Stamp Plan dating from 1941. The advertisement explains that the Food Stamp Plan, operated by the United States Dept. of Agriculture in conjunction with local agencies and businesses, distributes surplus farm and food...
Anne Arundel County (Md.); Dwellings; Fort George G. Meade (Md.); United States. Army;
Aerial photograph of newly constructed facilities at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Located just 15 miles south of Baltimore and 19 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., Camp Meade, as it was originally known, was built in...
Civil War, 1861-1865; Landscapes--Maryland; Ross, Robert, 1766-1814;
Aquatint engraved by John Hill after the painting by John Shaw and published in 1820 by M. Carey & Sons of Philadelphia in the book Picturesque Views of American Scenery. "The original intention was to issue six numbers, each containing six views,...
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...
World War, 1939-1945; Air defenses; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.);
Blackout emergency placard number 4449 issued in Baltimore City. The placard would have been displayed in a vehicle during air raid warning blackouts, when only authorized permit holders were allowed to be on the roads. This particular placard...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects; Rationing; Tokens;
Blue one point ration token issued by the Office of Price Administration. The token has "OPA" and the words "BLUE" and "POINT" stamped around the edge. In the center is the number "1." On either side of the "1," though barely visible, is the letter...
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,...
Postcards--Maryland--Braddock Heights; Braddock Heights (Md.)--History--Pictorial works
Braddock Springs, situated near Braddock Heights. The inscription on the postcard claims that it was the place "where General Braddock of revolutionary fame watered his men and horses." Although it is possible that General Edward Braddock...
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...
Flags; Food conservation--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster by Adolph Treidler (1886-1981) that shows the flags of some of the allied powers of World War I. Most prominent are the flags of the United States and Great Britain. The entire caption for this poster reads as follows: "Our flags beat...
American Red Cross; Children in wartime; London (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1941; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster by F. Sands (Frederick Sands) Brunner (1886-1954) that shows a young girl hugging her doll and looking pensive while the flames and rubble of a burning city loom in the background. In the dark red sky above her head are the words "War...
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931; Fund raising; Minutemen (Militia)--Massachusetts--Concord; Patriotism; Savings bonds--United States; Savings stamps--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster by the Wilkinsons (J. Walter Wilkinson, 1892-1988, and his son, Walter G. Wilkinson, 1917-1971) that shows a young man in a khaki uniform in the cockpit of a U.S. Army fighter plane giving the thumbs-up sign and saying "you buy 'em[,]...
Fund raising; Savings bonds--United States; Savings stamps--United States; United States. Army--Job descriptions; United States. Navy--Job descriptions; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War,...
Color poster designed in the pattern of a checkerboard with one board square showing a military item and an accompanying square showing the cost in savings bonds or savings stamps to purchase that military item, with the words "Do you part to win...
Fund raising; Liberty bonds; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster of a young U.S. Marine surrounded by a billowing American flag, climbing out of the trenches. The full caption for this poster reads as follows: "Over the top for you : Buy U.S. Gov't [Government] Bonds : Third Liberty Loan." Printed...
American Red Cross; War posters, American; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster revealing the accomplishments of American Red Cross workers around the world during World War I, recognized by President Woodrow Wilson with the sentence that begins this mostly textual poster, "It is a remarkable story." Printed to...
