Allegany County (Md.); Anne Arundel County (Md.); Baltimore (Md.); Baltimore County (Md.); Calvert County (Md.); Caroline County (Md.); Carroll County (Md.); Cecil County (Md.); Charles County (Md.); Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Delaware;...
Map of Maryland and Delaware and their canals, roads, and distances by Henry S. Tanner, dated 1844, that shows twenty Maryland counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel (spelled "Ann Arundel"), Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles,...
Baltimore, George Calvert, Baron, 1580?-1632; Colonization; Colonial administrators--Portraits; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Painting of George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. George Calvert, the virtual founder of Maryland, was born at Kiplin, in the North Riding...
Baltimore, Frederick Calvert, Baron, 1731-1771; Colonization; Colonial administrators--Portraits; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Painting of Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Named for his father's friend, Frederick, Prince of Wales, the last Lord Baltimore...
African American men in art; Clothing and dress in art; Newspaper vendors--Maryland--Baltimore; Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903; Sindall, Harry S., fl. 1850s
Black and white photograph of a Maryland Historical Society (MHS) lithograph of the oil-on-canvas color painting entitled "Moses, the Baltimore News Vendor." The original painting of that title was completed by Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) in...
Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862; Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894; Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858; Broadsides; Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893; Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879; Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890; Jackson, Stonewall,...
Document containing an untitled broadside beginning with a Latin epigram, "Quamdiu tandem abutere patientiae nostra? Ad quem finem sese jactabit audacia?" and written by "B." (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist)....
Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786; Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805; Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781; African American boys--Maryland--Talbot County; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, 1863-1930
Black and white photograph of a 1921 color painting entitled "The News of Yorktown" by the renowned American historical painter Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, depicting Tench Tilghman announcing an American victory at the Battle of Yorktown to citizens...
Black and white photograph of a color lithograph by Metcalf & Clark of Baltimore, Maryland, dated 1870 and entitled, "The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment, And the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment, and...
Advertisement for the Food Stamp Plan dating from 1941. The advertisement explains that the Food Stamp Plan, operated by the United States Dept. of Agriculture in conjunction with local agencies and businesses, distributes surplus farm and food...
Postcards--Maryland--Annapolis; St. John’s College (Annapolis, Md.)--Buildings; Duff, Simon, d. 1759; Universities and colleges--Maryland--Annapolis; Annapolis (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Originally designed in 1742 as the colonial governor's mansion, McDowell Hall (named for St. John's first president, Dr. John McDowell) was only completed in 1784 when St. John's College acquired it. For years, the building housed the entire...
Assau Baines Company;African American men--Maryland--Baltimore;Canned foods industry--Maryland--Baltimore;Fire engines
Photograph of the rear of the Assau Baines Company plant at numbers 1715-1717 Thames Street and Commercial Wharf in Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland. Specializing in the canning of fruits and vegetables, the company was located on Granby Street...
Engraving--18th century; Illustration of books--France--18th century; Religions--Early works to 1800; India--Religion--Early works to 1800;
Engraving titled Le Bairam ou la Paque des Mahometans [The Bairam or the Passover for Mohammedans] done in 1737 by Jacob Folkema after a drawing by Bernard Picart (misspelled Picard in the first edition) from the book titled Ceremonies et coutumes...
Photograph taken looking southeast from the roof of the Fidelity Building at the Baltimore business district before the 1904 fire. The Fidelity Building, which is located on the northwest corner of Charles and Lexington Streets, affords an elevated...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Baltimore (Md.)--Harbor; Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Power-plants; United railways and electric company of Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking southeast at the Baltimore business district between the Jones Falls on the east (left) and South Street on the west (right) and Exchange Place on the north (foreground) and the Baltimore Basin (Harbor) on the south...
Advertising; Ameche, Alan (Lino Dante "Alan"), 1933-1988; Baltimore Colts (Football team); Baltimore (Md.); Beer; Breweries; Football; National Football League; Pro Football Hall of Fame (U.S.); Radio programs; Prize contests in advertising;...
Schedule of radio and television programs for the 1957 season of the Baltimore Colts football team. The schedule includes the dates and air times for radio and television broadcasts of exhibition and league games. During that season, the Colts...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Calvert Street Bridge (Baltimore, Md.); Latrobe, Charles Huzlehurst, 1833-1902; Bridges--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A full view of the old Calvert Street Bridge. Built in 1880, the bridge had decorative ironwork on it, including arches, lamps, and lions at the ends. The bridge, designed by Charles H. Latrobe and built at the time on the edge of the settled city...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.); Mount Vernon Place (Baltimore, Md.); Mills, Robert, 1781-1855; Causici, Enrico, 1790-1835; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore, Maryland. Mount Vernon Place is located in downtown Baltimore. In addition to the monument at its center, Mount Vernon Place includes four small parks, designed by Frederick Law...
Baltimore panorama, a view of the rebuilt city after the 1904 fire, as seen from the Harbor. Several buildings can be seen dotting the skyline, including: the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Building (designed by Parker and Thomas, built in 1906) at...
Photograph of a float, most likely carrying bells of the McShane Bell Foundry, in a parade on Baltimore Street just east of Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Four pairs of horses are pulling a float on which one large bell and several smaller...
Program of attractions for the Boulevard and Waverly Theatres in Baltimore for the week of December 4, 1938. Movies showed that week include "The Great Waltz," "The Citadel," "Girls' School," "Listen Darling," "The Lady Objects," and "Come on...
