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...
Broadsides; Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861; Hudson, A. L.; Potomac River; Political ballads and songs; Thompson, H. S. (Henry S.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the first four stanzas of the broadside entitled "Ellsworth's Avengers" with words by H. S. Hudson, sung to the tune "Annie Lisle" by H. S. Thompson. This broadside is a tribute to the Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, who was...
Document containing the broadside entitled "White Wings" from the 1884 song written by (William) Banks Winter (1857-1936) and sung by J. P. O'Keefe of Thatcher, Primrose, and West's Minstrels. This broadside lists Otto Sutro & Co. of No. 207 W....
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects; Rationing;
War Ration Book no. 3, containing unused ration stamps. The front cover includes a serial number (958025), spaces where the recipient could write in his or her personal information and signature, an area to be filled in by the local ration board,...
Vernacular architecture--Maryland--Calvert County; African American children--Maryland--Calvert County; Wooden-frame houses--Maryland--Calvert County
Photograph of a wooden-frame house located on Solomons Island Road in Calvert County, Maryland. This house has a long, rectangular base topped with a gambrel roof that has three dormer windows. On each end of the house is a brick chimney. The...
Row houses--Maryland--Baltimore; Automobiles--Maryland--Baltimore; City planning--Maryland--Baltimore; Housing Authority of Baltimore City; Street-railroads--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; Trees in cities--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking north at the east side of the 200 block South Bond Street between Gough and Pratt Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These two- and three-story brick row houses were scheduled to be demolished as part of the Baltimore Housing...
African American men; Baltimore (Md.); City councils; Maryland;
Photograph of members of the Baltimore City Council, January 21, 1957. In the front row (left to right) are Thomas P. Fallon (1891-1969), Michael J. McHale (1913-1988), Henry R. Hergenroeder (1920-1990), Jacob J. Edelman (1894-1984), Leon A....
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 7 pages long containing the annual report of the Burnt District Commission for the six months ending March 11, 1907. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its sixth...
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; Millard, H. (Harrison), 1830-1895; Love songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The Whip-poor-will's Echo Song" written by H. Millard about 1865. The speaker of this broadside asks his love to meet him in the evening in the woodland when the first whip-poor-will calls, so he can tell...
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...
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Burnside's Bridge (Sharpsburg, Md.); Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.); Bridges--Maryland--Sharpsburg
Burnside's Bridge is a landmark of Civil War history and a part of the Antietam National Battlefield. On September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the Civil war....
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.); Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Rivers--Maryland--Washington County
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg in Washington County, is part of the Antietam National Battlefield, a National Park Service protected area. At that Civil War battle on September 17, 1862, over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or...
At the Antietam Civil War battle on September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the war. The battle took place by the Antietam Creek, located near Sharpsburg in...
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster of a U.S. Army Cavalry soldier in dress blue uniform sitting horseback and blowing a bugle. Standing next to him is a U.S. Army Infantry first sergeant in dress blue uniform holding a rifle. Emblazoned in the sky above these men is the...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore Herald; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photograph of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken with the staff of the Baltimore Herald on June 17, 1906, the day the operations of the paper were suspended. Members of the staff are (from left to right): top row--an unidentified man, Robinson...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe begs Maria Clemm to reject the offer made by Neilson Poe to have her and her daughter, Virginia, live with Neilson and his family. At the end of the letter,...
In his letter dated November 30, 1845 and probably written from New York, Edgar Allan Poe asks his cousin George Poe, Jr. for a loan. In July 1845 Poe became the sole editor of The Broadway Journal, and in October of the same year he purchased the...
In this letter dated March 6, 1809 and written from Stockerton, George Poe, Jr. tells William Clemm about troubles from a couple of Baltimoreans, relatives of the family. This letter includes the only known copy of a note by Edgar Allan Poe's...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe reassures his aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia that he is saving money and that if the two agree to come live with him in Richmond he will provide...
