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;
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Printed copy of address titled "Maryland's Contribution to the War Effort." The address was given by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord at the Maryland Historical Society on January 11, 1943. In the address, Reckord describes the state's wartime...
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; World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief;
Invitation to "Europe's Children, Must They Starve?" meeting, held under the auspices of the Temporary Committee on Food for Europe's Children at the Alcazar Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on April 13, 1943. The invitation includes information about...
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...
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...
World War, 1939-1945; Ships--Launching; Shipyards--Maryland--Baltimore; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.;
Program for the launching ceremonies of the S.S. Sparrows Point (MC Hull 1257), which were held on October 17, 1942 at the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard in Baltimore. The program includes a recommendation, approved by the U.S. Maritime...
Midnight Lunch Committee (Baltimore, Md.); World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Dedication program to participants of the Midnight Lunch Committee. The program was held on Oct. 28, 1943 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Midnight Lunch Committee, formed in January 1942, was comprised of volunteers from...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Caricatures and cartoons; Smart set (New York, N.Y.); Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Pen and ink drawing made in November of 1915 by W. F. Pensel of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken. In this caricature, Mencken is dressed as a knight seated on a well-ridden work horse or nag. Projecting out of the brim of Mencken's hat is a plume or...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Herald; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Journalists--United States;
Document showing the early newspaper stories written by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and published in the Baltimore Morning Herald newspaper between February 24 and March 1, 1899. Page 1 shows all of the stories collected in a three-column spread on...
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Patterson, Paul Chenery, 1878-1952; Portrait photography; Thomson, James M. (James McIlhany), 1878-1959;
Portrait photograph taken October 1926 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (standing fifth from left) with colleagues Paul Patterson (sixth from left) of the Baltimore Sun and James M. Thomson (seventh from left) of the New Orleans States-Item (now the...
Evans, John M. (John Michael), 1874-1945; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken October 1926 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken wearing a New Orleans Fire Department helmet and standing with New Orleans fire chief John M. Evans at the 54th annual convention of fire chiefs held in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in 1925 of a get-together of Saturday Night Club members held at Folger McKinsey's place (Cape Arthur) on the Magothy River near Severna Park, Maryland. Standing (from left to right) are an unnamed boy, Hamilton Owens...
Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935;
Portrait photograph taken in June 1928 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (third from left) in a cowboy hat posing with humorist Will (William Penn Adair) Rogers (second from left) and Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. (Amon Giles) Carter (right) in...
Carpentier, Alejo, 1904-1980; Grupo Minorista (Cuba); Manach, Jorge, 1898-1961; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Nacho, Tata, 1894-1968; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in January 1928 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (second left) with journalists Jorge Manach (left), Tata Nacho (behind Mencken), and Alejo Carpentier (right) in Havana, Cuba. Signed by each of the three Cuban journalists,...
London Naval Conference; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in February 1930 by the Montauk Photo Concern of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken on board the S. S. Bremen. Mencken was returning from the London Naval Conference held between January 21 and April 22, 1930 at which Great...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in June 1936 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken at his typewriter reporting on the Republican National Convention. Held in Cleveland, Ohio from June 9 to 12, the convention produced the nomination of Alfred M. Landon for...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in 1932 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken typing copy at the press table at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Held from June 27 to July 2, 1932, this was the first convention to nominate Franklin Delano...
Guffey, Joseph F., 1870-1959; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph taken in February 14, 1935* of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (right) with Senator Joseph F. Guffey (left) of Pennsylvania at an anti-lynching legislative hearing in Washington, D.C. On February 14, 1935, Mencken testified at a...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography; Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837);
Portrait photograph taken in June 1936 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken at his typewriter at the Republican National Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio from June 9 to 12. The convention produced the nomination of Alfred M. Landon for president on the...
