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...
Photograph taken looking at Charles Street north of Wine Street before the 1904 fire. On the left is Oehm's Acme Hall Clothing House located on the southwest corner of Baltimore and Charles Streets. On the right are several small businesses,...
Photograph taken looking at the ruins of the engine room at the Smith Branch of the American Can Company located on Mill Street between Bowly Street and Eastern Avenue.
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Document 26 pages long containing the report of the Citizens' Relief Committee submitted to the Relief Fund Commission on August 11, 1904. This Citizens' Relief Committee was assembled at the request of Baltimore City Mayor Robert M. McClane for...
Braham, David, 1838-1905; Broadsides; Carncross' Minstrels; Carncross, J. L. (John L.), b. 1834?; Dougherty, Hughey, b. 1845; Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911; Irish Americans; Love; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Sandy Haired Mary." This broadside tells the story of Mr. Grogan, a young man living in Mrs. Dooley's boarding house, and of Mrs. Dooley's young sandy-haired maid Mary Daly, with whom he has fallen in...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Love" (also known as "The Bald-Headed End of the Broom") from an 1877 song composed by Harry Bennett. This broadside warns young men that marriage isn't as wonderful as it may appear during the courtship...
Broadsides; Millard, H. (Harrison), 1830-1895; Love songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The Whip-poor-will's Echo Song" written by H. Millard about 1865. The speaker of this broadside asks his love to meet him in the evening in the woodland when the first whip-poor-will calls, so he can tell...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Children and death; Skelly, J. P. (Joseph P.), 1853-1895;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Why Did They Dig Ma's Grave So Deep" from the 1880 song written by J. P. Skelly, one of the most prolific songwriters of the 19th century. This broadside tells the story of Nellie, a young girl left alone...
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--Hagerstown; Washington Street (Hagerstown, Md.); Historic districts--Maryland--Hagerstown; Streets--Maryland--Hagerstown--Pictorial works; Hagerstown (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of West Washington Street from the public square in Hagerstown. The building on the left was the Hagerstown Railway Company's Waiting Room. On the right, the building with a clock seen in the distance is the Baldwin House, a four story hotel...
Postcards--Maryland--Ocean City; Piers--Maryland--Ocean City; Ocean City (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
The Ocean City Pier first opened in 1907. Its amusement pavilion had a long arched roof with large, round-arched windows lighting the first and second floors. It contained a dancing pavilion, a barber shop, a novelty store, a movie theater, a photo...
Postcards—Maryland--Cumberland; Queen City Hotel (Cumberland, Md.); Cumberland (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--History
The Queen City Hotel and Station was for 100 years a landmark of Cumberland's railroad history. Constructed in 1871 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, it served both as a railroad station and a luxurious hotel for vacationers. Located in a...
Postcards--Maryland--Chestertown; Voshell House (Chestertown, Md.); High Street (Chestertown, Md.); Hotels--Maryland--Cumberland--Pictorial works; Chestertown (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Streets--Maryland--Chestertown--Pictorial works
Voshell House on High Street in Chestertown. High Street is the main street in Chestertown dating to early 19th century. It starts at the waters edge proceeding to the town square where it intersects Cross Street. Voshell House was a grand...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Howard Peter Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore (Baltimore, Md.); Conservatories--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;...
Baltimore City's Conservatory (now called Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore) was designed and built by George A. Frederick in 1888 in Victorian style. It is the only remaining conservatory in the city. The...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense; Air raid wardens
Booklet dating from January 1943 titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes...
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; Award presentations; Seafood industry--Maryland.; Tilghman Packing Company (Tilghman, Md.)
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of the Tilghman Packing Company in Tilghman, Maryland on August 12, 1944. The program includes the text of letters exchanged between the War Food...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.);
Letter from the Baltimore Committee on Civilian Defense to blackout permit holders dated November 10, 1942, along with a canvas triangular pennant imprinted with letters "C.D." in red. The letter provides instructions for using C.D. (Civilian...
Midnight Lunch Committee (Baltimore, Md.); World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Dedication program to participants of the Midnight Lunch Committee. The program was held on Oct. 28, 1943 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Midnight Lunch Committee, formed in January 1942, was comprised of volunteers from...
Correspondence schools and courses; Journalism--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956;
Document showing the first page of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's "student's test" for the Associated Newspaper Bureau School of Journalism. Completed but never sent, this document provides a glimpse into the 19-year-old Mencken's aspirations for a...
Children's drawings; Gunboats; Illustrated London news; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth;
Pencil drawing of a Portuguese gunboat on the Zambesi (also spelled Zambezi) river in Africa done by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken in 1890. For a model, Mencken may have used the picture of a Portuguese "gun-boat" on the Zambesi river appearing in...
