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;
Document 130 pages long that contains the report of the Committee on Fire-Resistive Construction of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Established in 1896, the NFPA publishes fire and building safety standards designed to help reduce...
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...
Knapp, Frederick, 1821-1893--Pictorial works; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Portrait photography; Private schools--Maryland;
Portrait photograph of Frederick Knapp, principal of F. Knapp's Institute, the school H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken attended as a boy. Although he readily used the rod to bring about discipline, Professor Knapp, as Mencken noted in his autobiography...
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute--Report cards; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Heathan days, 1890-1936; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Report cards;
Document dated April 1896 showing H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's Baltimore Polytechnic Institute senior class report card. This report card includes his monthly grades from October 1895 through April 1896. "Harry", as he was still known, seems to...
