Bible and evolution; Creationism; Dayton (Tenn.); Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956; Scopes, John Thomas--Trials, litigation, etc.--Press coverage--Maryland--Baltimore;
The first carbon page of his typescript for "The Tennessee Circus", one of the columns H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken wrote for the Evening Sun about the proceedings in Dayton, Tennessee before he left to cover the Scopes trial. While some readers...
Photograph of the north side of the 800 block West Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland. These two- and three-story row houses were scheduled to be demolished in 1939 as part of the Baltimore Housing Authority's slum clearance program. In the...
African American children; African American men; African American women; Annapolis (Md.); Architecture, domestic; Cobblestones; Dwellings; Electric lines; Government buildings; Row houses; Wooden-frame houses;
Photograph of Cornhill (left) and Fleet (right) Streets from Market Space in Annapolis, Maryland. On both sides of these stone-embedded streets are Revolutionary era two-story clapboard row houses. At their intersection is a small (perhaps...
Parachutes; Sewing; Airplane factories--Maryland--Baltimore; African American women employees--Maryland--Baltimore; World War, 1939-1945
Photograph of women workers sewing silk into parachutes for the United States armed forces during World War II at the aircraft factory of an Eastern navy yard in Baltimore, Maryland. The plant was most likely that of either the Glenn L. Martin...
Photograph taken looking south from East Baltimore Street at the west side of the unit block South Bond Street in Baltimore, Maryland. This street consists of three-story brick row houses between four-story brick apartment buildings at the corners....
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 45 pages long containing the first semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1904. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its first...
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...
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...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 26 pages long containing the report of the Citizens' Relief Committee submitted to the Relief Fund Commission on August 11, 1904. This Citizens' Relief Committee was assembled at the request of Baltimore City Mayor Robert M. McClane for...
Londonderry Manor, a Gothic revival house located on the south bank of the Tred Avon River in Easton, was designed by a prominent architect Richard Upjohn in either 1860's or 1870's. Made of granite, it was constructed for Dr. and Mrs. Ninian...
This Funkstown Bridge, now located on North Westside Avenue/Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), designed by James Lloyd of Pennsylvania, was built in 1823 by Irish workers over Antietam Creek. The bridge was used for the Confederate retreat from...
Document advertising a three hundred dollar reward for the return of a slave. When slaves ran away, the slave owners would publish such advertisements in the local newspapers, as well as in large cities, like Baltimore, along with posting separate...
Flags--United States; Liberty bonds; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster by R. H. (Robert H.) Porteous of a smiling older woman standing in front of bunting in the colors of a United States flag, with both arms held out in front of her in a welcoming gesture. Scenes of battle at sea and on land can be seen...
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...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects; Rationing; Tokens;
Red one point ration token issued by the Office of Price Administration. The token has "OPA" and the words "RED" and "POINT" stamped around the edge. In the center is the number "1." On either side of the "1," though barely visible, are the letters...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense; Air raid wardens
Booklet dating from January 1943 titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes...
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; Award presentations; Seafood industry--Maryland.; Tilghman Packing Company (Tilghman, Md.)
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of the Tilghman Packing Company in Tilghman, Maryland on August 12, 1944. The program includes the text of letters exchanged between the War Food...
Program for a celebration and tribute by the city of Baltimore in honor of the liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944. The program includes a listing of the activities of the "Mayor's Committee Celebration Tribute to the Fighting French," such as an...
