African American postal service employees;Parcel post--Maryland--Baltimore;Mail-chutes--Maryland--Baltimore;Post office stations and branche--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph of Christmas mail received on December 15, 1961 at the United States Parcel Post Station on St. Paul Street just north of Mt. Royal Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Built in 1929, it once handled all postage for the United States. In this...
War--Relief of sick and wounded--Maryland--Hagerstown; Women--Charitable contributions--Maryland--Hagerstown; Davis, Theodore R. 1840–1894; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Art and the war
Photograph of a sketch entitled "Ladies of Hagerstown [Maryland] Administering to Our Wounded" by Theodore R. Davis that appeared on page 645 of Harper's Weekly on October 11, 1862. This illustration depicts a group of women carrying baskets or...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 45 pages long containing the first semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1904. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its first...
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...
Postcards--Maryland--Tilghman Island; Tilghman Island (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Islands--Maryland
The community of Tilghman on Tilghman Island derives its name from the Tilghman family who owned the island from 1752 until the 1840's when James Seth bought it. He started to sell land parcels to fishermen and oystermen. The island was and is a...
