Aquatint, in colors, published in 1817 by Edward Johnson Coale of Baltimore. This is a reconstruction of the rough view by John Moale made on the spot in 1752, now in the Maryland Historical Society library. The Moale sketch has been considerably...
Photograph of the west side of the 200 block South Bethel Street between East Pratt and Gough Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. This long block, which consists of two-and-one-half-story brick row houses with wooden steps and wooden shutters, was...
Bethlehem Steel Company; Steel pipe industry; Steel works--Maryland--Sparrows Point; Iron and steel workers--Maryland--Sparrows Point;
Photograph of pipe being loaded for shipment at the Pipe Mill at Bethlehem Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland. Two African American men are handling a large bundle of pipe, using a block and tackle. A Caucasian man standing on a bed of pipe is...
Lexington Market (Baltimore, Md.);Covered markets--Maryland--Baltimore;Grocery shopping--Maryland--Baltimore; African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works
Photograph of the main entrance to Lexington Market at number 400 West Lexington Street at its intersection with North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, Maryland. At that time the Market consisted of a rectangular open-air shed with awnings that extended...
African American life--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works;African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore; Architecture, domestic--Maryland--Baltimore;Row houses--Maryland--Baltimore; Ragpickers--Maryland--Baltimore; Scrap...
Photograph of the south side of the 1000 block Ashland Avenue between Ensor and Aisquith Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These mostly two-story brick row houses are small and in poor repair. On the nearest corner, a Caucasian man is standing in...
Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Parker, J. Harleston, 1873-1930; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; Thomas, Douglas H., Jr., 1872-1915;
Photograph taken of the Alexander Brown and Sons Building located on the southwest corner of Baltimore and Calvert Streets. Built in 1901 by Parker and Thomas, this one-story building with mezzanine at number 135 East Baltimore Street survived the...
A view of an old Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail Road bridge over the Potomac River and a panorama of Westernport, a port located along the Georges Creek Valley where George's Creek empties into the Potomac in Allegany County. Known since 1774 as...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Wharves--Maryland--Baltimore; Boat ramps--Maryland--Baltimore; Markets--Maryland--Baltimore; Oyster fisheries--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); Ships;
A scene at the Baltimore docks showing goods being loaded and unloaded from onto horse-drawn carts. In the distance, factories and steamboats are visible.
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.);
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of agricultural products and other goods being loaded and/or unloaded onto a ship. In the foreground, a man pushes a barrel on a handtruck, and another man carries a large sack of goods over his shoulder. In the...
