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...
Baltimore (Md.); Broadsides; Confederate States of America; Jones, Edward Franc, 1828-1913; Riots; Political ballads and songs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The Baltimore Boys" sung to the tune "Limerick." This broadside particularly refers to the Baltimore riot of 1861 in which Confederate sympathizers attacked Union soldiers from the Sixth Massachusetts...
American Red Cross; War posters, American; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster revealing the accomplishments of American Red Cross workers around the world during World War I, recognized by President Woodrow Wilson with the sentence that begins this mostly textual poster, "It is a remarkable story." Printed to...
Contests in art; Food conservation--France; Rationing--France; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by 15-year-old Yvonne Colas, Ecole de filles (Girls' School), 13 rue Sorbier, Ville de Paris (City of Paris), that shows a bayonet slicing through a piece of sugar, with the words "Avec la carte--nous en aurons peu--mais nous en aurons...
Contests in art; Food conservation--France; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by 16-year-old Marthe Picard, Ecole Communale (Municipal School), Bd. [Boulevard] Péreire 221, Ville de Paris (City of Paris), that shows a fish hooked on a fishing line being pulled out of the water with a fishing pole, with the...
Contests in art; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by Andrée Ménard, Ecole Comm[una]le (Municipal School), Bd. [Boulevard] Péreire 221, Ville de Paris (City of Paris), that shows the smoke of a lighted cigar as it rises around a soldier's helmet turned upsidedown and used as a...
Contests in art; Food conservation--France; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by 14-year-old Louisette Jaeger, Ecole Communale (Municipal School) de la rue Camou[, Paris], that shows several carrots and potatoes and a head of cabbage, with the words "Cultivons notre potager" ("Cultivate our garden[s]")...
Contests in art; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by Béatrix Grognuz, éléve [pupil], [Ecole Communale (Municipal School)], Bd. [Boulevard] Péreire 221, [Paris,] that shows coins of various denominations spilling out of an overturned ceramic jar, with the words "Laissez circuler la...
Contests in art; School children--France--Art; War posters, French; World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--France;
Color poster by M. Héringfeld, Ecole Comm[una]le (Municipal School), 124 rue Amelot, Ville de Paris (City of Paris), that shows three smokestakes rising above the roof of a factory, with the words "Tout l'acier et le charbon pour nos usines" ("All...
In his letter dated November 30, 1845 and probably written from New York, Edgar Allan Poe asks his cousin George Poe, Jr. for a loan. In July 1845 Poe became the sole editor of The Broadway Journal, and in October of the same year he purchased the...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Land titles; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Travel;
In this letter dated February 19, 1861 and written from Alexandria, Virginia, Maria Clemm again raises the issue with Neilson Poe of the sale of the land warrant inherited from her late husband. She is anxious to sell it and, having found someone...
