Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the third revised edition of the broadside entitled "Down Trodden Maryland." Privately printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "N. G. R." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
Broadsides; Love; Songs; United States History War of 1812; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Edwin and Mary." This broadside tells the story of two young lovers, Edwin and Mary, who were torn apart by war. That war was probably the War of 1812, when American merchant ships were being stopped on...
Document containing the broadside entitled "We Never Speak as We Pass By" from the 1882 song written by Frank Egerton, as sung by Gus Williams at Ford's Theatre (originally Ford's Grand Opera House) in Baltimore, Maryland. This broadside tells the...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Document 42 pages long containing photographs taken by Jack Hement (John C. Hemment) of Baltimore in the aftermath of the fire of 1904. This souvenir booklet includes a narrative that provides an overview of the events of the fire and a map that...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Down-trodden Maryland" sung to the Charles Dibdin tune "Tom Bowling." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Down-trodden Maryland" sung to the Charles Dibdin tune "Tom Bowling." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist),...
Braham, David, 1838-1905; Broadsides; Carncross' Minstrels; Carncross, J. L. (John L.), b. 1834?; Dougherty, Hughey, b. 1845; Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911; Irish Americans; Love; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Sandy Haired Mary." This broadside tells the story of Mr. Grogan, a young man living in Mrs. Dooley's boarding house, and of Mrs. Dooley's young sandy-haired maid Mary Daly, with whom he has fallen in...
Baltimore (Md.); Political ballads and songs; Price, William, 1794?-1868;
Document containing the broadside entitled "William Price" sung to the tune "John Todd." The speaker of this Confederate broadside asks William Price why he, as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1861-1862, sponsored the "Treason Bill"...
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...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Children and death; Skelly, J. P. (Joseph P.), 1853-1895;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Why Did They Dig Ma's Grave So Deep" from the 1880 song written by J. P. Skelly, one of the most prolific songwriters of the 19th century. This broadside tells the story of Nellie, a young girl left alone...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Poetry; Valentines;
In the valentine poem dated February 14, 1846, Virginia Clemm Poe tells her husband Edgar Allan Poe what his love means to her. Written in acrostic form--the first letter of each line spells out her husband's name--Virginia tells Poe she doesn't...
Document containing the broadside entitled "[As Pretty as a] Picture!" from a song composed by Thomas Brigham Bishop (1835-1905) with words written by George Cooper (1840-1927). This broadside tells the story of a young man who meets and falls in...
Broadsides; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American; Whitaker, Mary Scrimzeour Furman (Miller), 1820-1906;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Maryland in Chains" written by Mrs. D. K. Whitaker (Mary Scrimzeour Furman [Miller] Whitaker), wife of Daniel K. Whitaker of South Carolina and published in the Richmond Examiner for May 14, 1861. This...
Broadsides; Dumont, Frank; Songs; Stewart, James E. (James Eugene), b. 1843;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Jennie, The Flower of Kildare" from a song written by Frank Dumont (1848-1919) with music by J. E. Stewart. This broadside tells the story of a man who has left his love "Sweet Jennie" back in Kildare,...
Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911; Broadsides; Haverly, Jack, 1837-1901; Love; Minstrels; Rejection (Psychology);
Document containing the broadside entitled "Good Bye, Susan Jane." This broadside tells the story of a young man rejected by a young woman named Susan Jane, who says that she has fallen in love with another man. James A. (Jimmy) Bland, one of the...
Original manuscript of the poem entitled "A Valentine" written by Edgar Allan Poe for Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood on February 13, 1846. (Editor's note: Beginning in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe conducted a literary courtship with Frances Sargent Osgood...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Katy Avourneen." This broadside, from an Irish ballad ascribed to J. E. Johnson, relates the story of Barney and Katy Avourneen. One snowy evening, Barney stops at his sweetheart's house and asks to be...
Postcards--Maryland--Frederick; Fritchie, Barbara, 1766-1862; Frederick (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
According to popular legend, Barbara Fritchie, an elderly woman in her 90's, waved the Union flag at Confederate troops under the command of General "Stonewall" Jackson as they marched by her house on West Patrick Street in Frederick on September...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Debt; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Travel; United States. History. War of 1812;
In this letter dated April 5, 1860 and written from Alexandria, Virginia, Maria Clemm thanks Neilson Poe for his help in selling the land warrant she inherited from her late husband, payment for his service in the War of 1812. She also tells...
Mural painting and decoration, American--Maryland--Catonsville; African Americans m art--Maryland; Bahr, Leonard Marion, 1905-1990; High school libraries--Maryland--Catonsville; Caton, Mary (Polly) Carroll, 1770-1846; Caton, Richard, 1763-1845;...
Photograph of a 1934 mural entitled "Arrival of Mary Carroll Caton at Castle Thunder" by Leonard Marion Bahr (1905-1990) located on the wall of the Catonsville High School library in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. The mural was...