World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects; United States. Office of Defense Transportation.;
Undated notice from Mary Johnson, Inc. informing customers that the company is still able to make flower deliveries in compliance with O.D.T. regulations.
[Editor's note: The notice refers to ODT, which was the Office of Defense...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Williamsport (Md.); Washington County (Md.); Streets; Curbs;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 6. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Williamsport, Washington County. Curbs in place."
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Bookbinding;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 123. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Binding the sheet music books and the making of displays."...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Blind. Books and reading; Braille;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 318. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. A blind supervisor of the sub-project of WPA No. 318. 'Writing of...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Blind. Books and reading; Braille;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 318. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Three persons to the right are operating the Braille machines. One...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 318. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. The collecting of old Maryland newspapers for reference material." [Editor's...
Photograph of the east side of Courtland Street as seen from Pleasant to Mulberry Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. A few African Americans are sitting on the front steps of a brick row house (center right) while another woman looks down on the...
Soldiers--United States; United States Employment Service; United States. War Manpower Commission; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States;
Color poster by Al Moore that shows a United States soldier looking out at the viewer and saying, as shown in the words above, "-- and back us up with a war job!" This poster encourages those who did not enter the armed forces to take a war job,...
Rare map of Silesia, centered on the city of Wrocław (German name: Breslau). Although, in the Middle Ages Silesia was part of the Kingdom of Poland, later on it was divided among many independent duchies ruled by various Silesian dukes of the...
Photograph taken looking south at the east side of the 200 block South Caroline Street from its intersection with East Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. This block, which consists of two- and three-story brick row houses, including vacant stores...
Postcards--Maryland--Westminster; Courthouses--Maryland--Westminster; Westminster (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Shellman, James Meriwether, 1801-1851
This historic Carroll County Courthouse, built in 1838 was designed in Greek Revival style by Colonel James Meriwether Shellman, architect, merchant, lawyer and the first burgess of Westminster. The land was donated by Isaac Shriver, a local...
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--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...
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, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Rural roads--Maryland; Farms--Maryland--Washington County
The Little Mill, or Miller's Mill was a part of David R. Miller farm buildings, a residence sited in the center of Antietam Battlefield near historic Burnside's Bridge. Miller had several orchards, cornfields, and pasture land in the area. A part...
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...
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam National Cemetery; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works;
Following the bloody Civil War Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Sharpsburg became a huge hospital and burial place. Over 4,000 were killed during the battle and in the following days more of the wounded died. On William Roulette's farm...
Lonaconing is a small town in Allegany County. Before arrival of pioneers in late 18th century, the place was probably settled by Shawnee Indians. The town's name is most likely derived from Indian words meaning the meeting place of many streams....
Riverside Hotel is located on the Chester River in Kingstown, across the Chester River from Chestertown, built ca. 1820. The first wooden Chester River Bridge was built in 1821. The bridge was replaced twice by new wooden bridges, once after a...
Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown is the oldest public cemetery in Washington County. Created in 1866, just after Civil War, it became the first place where residents of Washington County could be buried regardless of race or religious orientation....
