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...
Fair of the Iron Horse (1927 : Halethorpe, Md.); Tobacco--Maryland; Agricultural exhibitions--Maryland; African American men--Maryland--Halethorpe; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Mules; Spectators--Maryland--Halethorpe
Photograph of tobacco rolling, an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a celebration of its one hundredth birthday held from September 24 to October 15, 1927 at outdoor fairgrounds in Halethorpe,...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Horses; Livery; Maryland; Metis; Native Americans; Ox driving; Oxen; Railroads; United States History; Wagons;
Photograph of Red River oxcarts hauling hides, an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a celebration of its one hundredth birthday held from September 24 to October 15, 1927 at outdoor fairgrounds in...
Sketches by Adalbert Volck that feature a rider and his mount. In the upper sketch, the horse gallops off with a billow of steam pluming from his nostrils. The riders feet are out of the stirrups, and his hat has blown off his head. In the lower...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Draft Horses; Agricultural Exhibitions;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a very large draft horse. A young boy stands in front of the horse, looking up at it. The drawing is marked as though it was intended for use in the "Baltimore Almanac," which was probably projected by the...
Photograph of Goldsmith, a thoroughbred gelding horse sired by Goldsmith the Volunteer of New York, owned by David Maulden Perine, and kept at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. (Photograph taken from the...
Horse sports--Maryland--Baltimore County; African American young men--Maryland--Baltimore County; Horses--Maryland--Baltimore County; Automobiles--Maryland-- Baltimore County
Photograph of a horse and rider taking a jump at an equestrian event in Baltimore County, Maryland. Three men in ties, shirtsleeves, and straw hats or cap, standing off to the side, appear to be judging the event. A young African American man is...
Actors; African American men; Anniversaries; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Baltimore County (Md.); Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832; Clothing and dress; Livery; United States History;
Photograph of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (left, portrayed by Charles White) and his African American attendant (right, portrayed by Fearless Williams), an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a...
Animals; War horses; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster featuring Fortunino Matania's (1881-1963) illustration entitled "Good-bye, Old Man". In the illustration, a soldier says good-bye to a horse that has received a fatal wound. The full caption for this poster reads as follows: "Help the...
August Mencken and Brother; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Receipts (Acknowledgments);
Document showing the receipt of $400 for one sorrel horse, harness and wagon purchased by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's father, August Mencken, signed by Herman Ellis and dated September 26, 1892. It is thought this may be the receipt for the pony...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Horse-drawn vehicles;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a horse pulling a cart. The horse is skinny, with a protuding spine and ribs. It wears a large yoke around its neck. A tear falls from the horses face, and he wears a mournful expression. The horse says "I...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Horse racing; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen, ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a scene at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foregound, a woman is shown woman is shown in profile. She carries a pencil and paper in one hand. A crowd of well-dressed onlookers are...
African American boys--Maryland--Baltimore; Bookmobiles--Maryland--Baltimore; Enoch Pratt Free Library; Horses
Photograph of the Enoch Pratt Free Library book wagon during a visit to the 1000 block Dallas Street in Baltimore, Maryland. An African American boy, standing at the head of the horse attached to the book wagon, reads a book held in his one hand...
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893; Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889; Caricatures and cartoons; Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873; Etching; Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; McClellan, George...
Etching by Adalbert Volck that depicts Abraham Lincoln as a puppeteer dressed in a jester's attire. Lincoln holds a sword, and the hilt of the sword is topped with a miniature jester's head. With his free hand Lincoln gestures toward a number of...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Racetracks (Horse racing);
Watercolor portrait by Aaron Sopher of a man at a racetrack. The man wears a suit, dark colored shirt, yellow patterned tie, and a fedora-style hat. In his hand he holds up a piece of paper, most likely a tip sheet or a betting sheet. Over the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Horse racing; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a crowd in the stands at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. In the center left foreground, a heavyset man in a suit stands with pencil and sheet of paper. In the right foreground, an elderly...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Horse racing; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of people at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foreground, two women wearing hats, dresses, and high heeled shoes sit in chairs looking out at the track. A woman behind them sits looking down at...
Baltimore (Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Customhouses; Fells Point (Baltimore, Md.); Hospitals; Hotels; Jails; Monuments; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Watercolor drawing signed by T. Tanssen and dated 1831. A panorama from near what is today the corner of St. Paul and Madison Streets, at that time the southern edge of Howard's Park. The picture was found in Australia by an American sailor, a...
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., one of two prominent lithography companies in Baltimore during the mid-1800's, that features a view of Market Street in Baltimore, and frequently called the Museum Print. One of eight known copies, it is...
Colored lithograph by A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore, that features a view of the Pimlico Race Course. The first meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club at Pimlico was held in October 1870, when 12,000 persons attended. It was at the Fall Meet, 1877, that...
