African American young men--Maryland--Baltimore; Recreation centers--Maryland--Baltimore; Cleaning; United States. National Youth Administration--Maryland; United States. Works Progress Administration;
Photograph of three African American young men cleaning up one of the rooms in a recreation center located on Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. Two of the young men use mops on the floor while the third uses a cloth to wipe down a small...
African American women--Maryland--Baltimore; Dining rooms; United States. National Youth Administration of Maryland; Recreation centers--Maryland--Baltimore; Waiters and waitresses--Maryland--Baltimore
Domestic service department of an African American recreation center located on Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. This center was run as part of a program of the National Youth Administration (NYA) of Maryland. Three young African American...
African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works; African American young men--Recreation--Maryland--Pictorial works; Streetball--Maryland--Pictorial works;United States. National Youth Administration of Maryland;United States. Works Progress...
Photograph of the tip-off to a basketball game played in Baltimore as part of National Youth Administration (NYA) recreation program sponsored by the Operations Division of the Works Progress Administration of Maryland. The NYA leader, an African...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Harbors--Maryland--Baltimore.;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a view looking east from Recreation Pier in Baltimore. In the foreground, boats are docked along the waterfront, and people are shown transporting goods. The area near the harbor is packed with buildings,...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Cumberland (Md.); Allegany County (Md.); Athletic fields;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 60. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Cumberland, Allegany County. Completion of grading of North Cumberland recreation...
Official souvenir program and schedule for the 15th Annual National Duck-pin Bowling Congress to be held April 10th to 26th, 1942, at the Recreation Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Abergavenny, George Neville, Lord, 1660-1695; Deer hunting in art--England; Engraving, English--17th century; Horses in art--England; Hounds in art--England; Hunting--England--Early works to 1800; Illustration of books--England--17th century;...
Colored copper engraving with etching titled Stagg takeing soyle (sic) by John Collins (also known as James Collins) after a drawing by Francis Barlow from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and...
Albemarle, Christopher Monck, Duke of, 1653-1688; Engraving, English--17th century; Fishing--England--Early works to 1800; Fishing in art--England; Illustration of books--England--17th century; Landscapes--England--Pictorial works;
Colored engraving with etching titled Fishing by an unknown artist and engraver from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and printed in 1686 by Samuel Roycroft, London. With the title lettered in the...
Engraving, English--17th century; Falconry in art--England; Horses in art--England; Hounds in art--England; Illustration of books--England--17th century; Landscapes--England--Pictorial works; Wenman, Richard Wenman, Viscount, 1572 or 1573-1640;
Colored engraving with etching titled Maning hawks (sic) by Arthur Soly after a drawing by Francis Barlow from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and printed in 1686 by Samuel Roycroft, London. With...
African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works;African American children--Recreation--Maryland--Baltimore;Checkers; United States. Works Progress Administration of Maryland;
Photograph of two African American boys playing a game of checkers on a sidewalk in Baltimore, Maryland, under the auspices of the Operations Division of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) of Maryland. The checker board sits on top of an...
A view of Gwynns Falls Creek inside the Gwynns Falls Park ca. 1908. The park was envisioned in Olmsted Brothers plan for Greater Baltimore Public Grounds of 1904, and within the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park complex is composed of 1200 acres (105.6 ha)...
A view of Gwynns Falls Creek inside the Gwynns Falls Park ca. 1910. Franklin Road, currently called Franklintown Road, is located on the left side of the creek, but here it crosses the creek to the other side. The park was envisioned in the Olmsted...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Ponds--Maryland--Baltimore
Visitors viewing sea lions in Druid Hill Park, ca. 1906. In 1876, Druid Hill Park began various animal exhibits, as stated in the act of Maryland General Assembly "for the purpose of public exhibition for the instruction and recreation of the...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric Park (Baltimore, Md.); Amusement parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Electric Park was a 24 acre (9.7 ha) amusement park that opened in 1896 in northwest Baltimore on Belvedere Avenue near Reisterstown Road. Visitors were captivated by the park's thousands of lights shining at night. The various architectural...
Children; Fund raising; Savings bonds--United States; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster of three children playing together on an expanse of green grass. They pause in their recreation as the looming shadow of a swastika hovers over and around them. The poster encourages citizens to buy war bonds.
World War, 1939-1945; Victory gardens; Agriculture--Competitions;
Pamphlet for the 1944 Statewide Big Vegetable Contest, organized by the Maryland Victory Garden Committee. The pamphlet includes the rules for the contest, information about contest judges, prize winnings, and an entry blank. According to the...
