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...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Love; Milburn, Richard James; Songs; Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Listen to the Oriole Bird" sung to an 1855 song entitled "Listen to the Mocking Bird" composed and published by Septimus Winner, with credit for the tune given to African American Richard Milburn (born...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Listen to the Oriole Bird" sung to the 1855 song "Listen to the Mocking Bird" composed by Septimus Winner (1827-1902) from a tune by the African American Richard James Milburn (born ca. 1814). In this...
In his letter dated November 30, 1845 and probably written from New York, Edgar Allan Poe asks his cousin George Poe, Jr. for a loan. In July 1845 Poe became the sole editor of The Broadway Journal, and in October of the same year he purchased the...
In this letter dated January 12, 1836 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe requests money from George Poe, Jr. for his aunt, Mrs. William (Maria) Clemm, and her daughter, Virginia. In this solicitation, Edgar Allan Poe reveals his...
Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Richmond (Va.);
Letter from Elmira Shelton to Maria Clemm dated September 22, 1849. Mrs. Shelton writes as if to a dear friend, telling Mrs. Clemm about Edgar's good behavior. Mrs. Shelton also speaks affectionately of Mrs. Clemm's daughter, Virginia Poe, and of...
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 12 pages long containing the seventh and final semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission, ending September 11, 1907. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued...
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...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Booklet on the aftermath of the great Baltimore fire of 1904 published by D. M. (Daniel McIntyre) Henderson (1851-1906) with photographs by J. E. (James Everell) Henry (1831-1912). One of the better souvenir publications about the fire, this...
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...
Alcoholism; Bradley, Nellie H.; Broadsides; Children and death; Parkhurst, Mrs. E. A.; Starvation; Temperance;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Drunkard's Lone Child!" from a song written in 1866 by "Stella" (Nellie H. Bradley) with music by "Figaro" (Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst [1836-1918]) and also known as "Father's a Drunkard, and Mother Is Died."...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Dix's manifesto" sung to the tune of "Dearest Mae." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B" (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist), this broadside...
Broadsides; Hays, Will. S. (William Shakespeare), 1837-1907; Orphans; Peters, J. L. (John L.); Poverty; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Driven From Home" from the 1868 song written by Will. S. Hays, one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of the 19th century, and published by J. L. Peters of New York. This broadside tells the...
Alcoholism; Bradley, Nellie H.; Broadsides; Children and death; Parkhurst, E. A., Mrs.; Starvation; Temperance;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Drunkards' [sic] Lone Child" from a song written by Nellie H. Bradley (pseudonym "Stella") with music by Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst (pseudonym "Figaro") (1836-1918) and also entitled "Father's a Drunkard, and...
Broadsides; Cutter, G. W. (George Washington), 1801-1865; Patriotism; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Document containing the broadside entitled "E Pluribus Unum, an American National Song." This broadside makes reference to the motto of the United States of America, "E pluribus unum" ("Many in one" or "One from many"), and to its struggle against...
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887; Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861; Broadsides; Burns, Robert, 1759-1796; Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889; Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; Seward,...
Document containing two broadsides: the first is entitled "Hark! The Summons," and the second is entitled "Southern Sentiments." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a...
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...
Broadsides; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Ticknor, Francis Orray, 1822-1874; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "I Carry Along! The Despot's Song!" Written by Francis Orray Ticknor under the pseudonym "Ole Secesh." (i.e., an old secessionist), this broadside proclaims a Confederate view of Abraham Lincoln in which...
African Americans; Broadsides; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Minstrels; Slavery; Songs; ; Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
Document containing the broadside entitled "Kingdom Coming" from a song written by Henry Clay Work (music not provided) and published in 1862. This broadside, told in the minstrel's stereotypical African American dialect, relates with wry humor...
