Photograph of "souvenir hunters" looking through a safe salvaged from the ruins. In the background is a sign for Levenson and Zenitz, furniture manufacturers located at number 3 North Gay Street. This view, therefore, is looking east on Baltimore...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.);
Typewritten advertisement for blackout blankets for dogs. The advertisement was from Canine Canteen, a store located on Oak Street in Baltimore. At the top of the advertisement is the store's motto, "Everything for Dogs." The advertisement includes...
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...
Photograph of Carroll-Barrister House built in 1722 at the corner of Main and Conduit Streets in Annapolis, Maryland by Charles Carroll, a prominent surgeon and a wealthy Irishman. His son, Charles Carroll, the Barrister (1723-1783), who was born...
Engraving that features a view of the residence of Samuel Chase in Baltimore that was used in Brotherhead's book Centennial Book of the Signers. Samuel Chase, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of the signers of the...
Baltimore (Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Customhouses; Fells Point (Baltimore, Md.); Hospitals; Hotels; Jails; Monuments; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Watercolor drawing signed by T. Tanssen and dated 1831. A panorama from near what is today the corner of St. Paul and Madison Streets, at that time the southern edge of Howard's Park. The picture was found in Australia by an American sailor, a...
Baltimore (Md.); Buildings; Jones Falls (Md.); Maps;
Engraving by Francis Shallus of Philadelphia, Warner and Hanna's plan of the city and environs of Baltimore, respectfully dedicated to the Mayor, City Council and citizens thereof, by the proprietors, 1801. One of the most interesting maps of...
African American boys; Annapolis (Md.); Architecture, domestic; Bitters; Drugstore employees; Drugstores; Electric lines; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Streets; Telephone lines;
Photograph of the City Drug Store at number 164 Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland. Standing in front of and to the left of the front door of the store are several sale clerks, perhaps even the owner. A sign over the door reads "Soda Water." In the...
Peters, Cortez W. (Wilson), Sr., 1906-1964;African Americans--Charitable contributions;Typists;Typewriters;World War, 1939-1945--African Americans
Photograph of Cortez W. Peters, Sr. (1906-1964), world champion portable typist, shown with ten late-model standard size Royal typewriters that he turned over to the United States Government to aid the drive for 600,000 machines for the Army and...
The postcard shows the Nanticoke Bakery in Federalsburg that at the time was owned by Thomas O. Jefferson. After his death in 1916, his son Jerome became the owner. Jeffersons sold the bakery to Emil Nicolai in 1923, and after his death in 1926 it...
This Funkstown Bridge, now located on North Westside Avenue/Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), designed by James Lloyd of Pennsylvania, was built in 1823 by Irish workers over Antietam Creek. The bridge was used for the Confederate retreat from...
American newspapers--Maryland--Baltimore; Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.; Laconia (Steamship : 1893-1909); Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Merchant ships--Great Britain; Sun (Baltimore, Md. :...
Photograph of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken standing along the rail of the Cunard Steamship Company's S. S. Lucania headed for Europe in March of 1908. Mencken had just published a book on Nietzsche entitled The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, had...
Document containing the broadside entitled "I Only Had 50 Cents," a version of the song known as "The Original Fifty Cents" written by Sam Devere (ca. 1842-1907) , a well-known minstrel and, later, owner of his own vaudeville company who performed...
Broadsides; Clocks and watches; Songs; Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884;
Document containing the broadside entitled "My Grandfather's Clock" from the 1876 song written by Henry C. Work. This broadside tells the story of a floor clock owned by the speaker's grandfather. The clock, we are told, was bought at the man's...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Cafeterias; Oriole Cafeteria (Baltimore, MD);
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of the interior of an Oriole Cafeteria. The central figure is a woman, seen in profile, seated at table smoking a cigarette. In the background, a variety of other customers are shown eating, drinking, and...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by James Crouse. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by Mrs. Sarah S. Curry. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender,...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by Mrs. Alice M. Crapster. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender,...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by William W. Crapster, B. D. Crapster, and John L. Crapster. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by G. W. Crapster. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical...
