Baltimore (Md.); D'Alesandro, Thomas L. J., III, 1929-; Schaefer, William Donald;
Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a Baltimore Inner Harbor renewal project, with Thomas D'Alesandro III, Mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971 (second from left, with shovel raised), William Donald Schaefer (fourth from left, with shovel...
Baltimore (Md.); D'Alesandro, Thomas L. J., III, 1929-; Schaefer, William Donald;
Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a Baltimore Inner Harbor renewal project, with Thomas D'Alesandro III, Mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971 (center foreground, with hands in overcoat pockets), Howard R. Owen, Chief Building Inspector...
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812 ; Engraving--19th century; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Kings and rulers;
Hand-colored etching of George Frederick Cooke dressed as King Richard in Shakespeare's play Richard III, published by Robert Dighton in London on December 1, 1800. The bottom banner contains the line spoken by Richard in Act IV, Scene 2, "Ha! Am I...
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834; Aquatint, English--19th century; Color prints, English--19th century; Etching, English--19th century; Illustration of books--Great Britain--19th century; London (England)--Pictorial works; London (England)--Buildings,...
Hand-colored aquatint titled View of the tower (of London) by Thomas Sunderland from an engraving by Auguste (Augustus) Charles Pugin after a drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, published October 1, 1809, from the book titled Microcosm of London, volume...
Line engraving of a scene from King Lear (Act III, Scene IV) by Luigi Schiavonetti after an illustration by Robert Smirke, published October 6, 1792 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside, London. This print...
Baltimore, Charles Calvert, Baron, 1699-1751; Colonization; Colonial administrators--Portraits; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Painting of Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Immediately after the death of the fourth Lord, the principal powers specified by the...
Democratic National Convention (1912 : Baltimore.Md.);Catering and hospitality--Maryland--Baltimore;African American men--Maryland--Baltimore;Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century;Fifth Regiment Armory (Baltimore, Md.)
Photograph of delegates at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first convention where the democrats used primaries to choose their delegates. Woodrow Wilson received the...
Bridges; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Jones Falls (Md.); Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking west across the Lombard Street Bridge over the Jones Falls at the burnt district. Designed and built by Wendel Bollman in 1877, this is a truss-type cast-iron bridge and carries both traffic (people and vehicles) and water...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Neilson, James Crawford, 1816-1900; Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking north at the ruins of the Carrollton Hotel, also known as the New Carrollton Hotel (right), located on the northeast corner of Light and German Streets. Built by Niernsee and Neilson in 1873, the six-story building was...
Bridges; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Jones Falls (Md.); Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on West Falls Avenue southwest of the Lombard Street Bridge over the Jones Falls. Closest to the bridge on West Falls Avenue are the ruins of the Asendorf and Dreyer box factory located at number 100...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Office buildings--Baltimore (Md.)--1900-1910; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Frederick, George Aloysius, 1842-1924
As Baltimore grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, a need arose for a new city hall building as the Peale building proved to be too small for this function. After voters approved to build it, its construction started in 1867 and was...
Constitutional amendments; Figure skating; United States Figure Skating Association;
Document containing proposed amendments to the United States Figure Skating Association (U.S.F.S.A.) constitution. Proposed amendments are to Articles III, V, VII, VIII, and IX and to the By-Laws. Most notable among the proposed amendments is a...
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; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Maryland;
Printed booklet containing a list of the World War II casualties (Army and Army Air Force personnel) for the State of Maryland. According to the introduction, the list was published by the War Department for information purposes. It includes the...
Mahón (Spain)--Maps--Early works to 1800;Fortification--Minorca (Spain)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Map shows plans of the city of Mahón and the fortress Castillo de San Felipe on the island of Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands near the coast of Catalonia. Inset map shows a plan of Fort St. Philippe, as it was called by the French, at the...
Copper engraving of three species of bulb, (I) Iris Anglicana maior, violaceo flore (center), (II) Iris bulbosa angustisfolijs odorata (left), and (III) Iris bulbosa angustisfolijs caerulea (right), by Wolfgang Kilian after a design by Basilius...
