Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 33 pages long that is believed to be an official copy of the act passed by the Maryland General Assembly on March 11, 1904 that created the Burnt District Commission. The Commission was to be composed of four members appointed by the Mayor...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Magazine 88 pages long that contains an editorial and four articles about the Baltimore fire of February 7and 8, 1904. This March 1904 issue focuses on the aftermath of the fire, what lessons were learned, and how the fireproofing technology of the...
View of South Potomac Street from the public square in Hagerstown. On the right, at 31 S. Potomac St., is the E. S. Brandt & Son furniture store. Behind it we can see the spire of St John's Lutheran Church (built in 1795 and modified in 1870). The...
Londonderry Manor, a Gothic revival house located on the south bank of the Tred Avon River in Easton, was designed by a prominent architect Richard Upjohn in either 1860's or 1870's. Made of granite, it was constructed for Dr. and Mrs. Ninian...
Postcards—Maryland--Annapolis; Post office buildings--Maryland--Annapolis; Annapolis (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
The Annapolis post office opened January 1, 1902. Located at 1 Church Circle, the building was designed by James Knox Taylor, a renowned architect, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury, and oversaw construction of other post...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Clifton Park (Baltimore, Md.); Mansions--Maryland--Baltimore; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of the Mansion House, or Johns Hopkins Mansion, inside Clifton Park in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins bought the house and the surrounding farm land in an auction in 1838. Hopkins converted the mansion into an Italian villa with a tower, the walls...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Sheep--Maryland--Baltimore; Shepherds--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Mansion House (Baltimore, Md.)
Flock of sheep and Mansion House in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Beginning around 1869, Druid Hill Park employed a shepherd, whose sheep were used to keep the grass neatly trimmed. Until the mid-1940's, Baltimore City had a flock of over 100 heads...
Ballet dancers--Pictorial works; Baxter, George, 1804-1867; Color prints, German--19th century;
Color print titled Ballet dancer printed in 1853 by Kronheim & Co. The print is an example of the Baxter process. Named after its inventor George Baxter (1804-1867), this process for making color prints involved using wood blocks and metal plates...
