Photograph taken looking west from North Front Street at the 1000 block Forrest Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Standing off to the side (left) and in the doorway of the first of these two- and three-story brick row houses are several groups of...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Urban Parks;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of Riverside Park in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foreground, people sit and recline in a grassy area. To the left are a man with a hat and a woman reclining with one arm placed on her side. In the center...
White, Miles, Jr. (1856-1938); Businessmen--Maryland--Baltimore; Philanthropists--Maryland--Baltimore
Photographic portrait of Miles White, Jr. (1856-1938), a Baltimore businessman and philanthropist. As a trustee of many charitable organizations in Baltimore, he devoted considerable time to charitable and philanthropic activities. He was also...
Broadway (Baltimore, Md.); Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Baltimore; Cobblestone roads--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric lines--Poles and towers--Maryland--Baltimore; Horse-drawn vehicles--Maryland--Baltimore; Central business...
Photograph taken looking south at the 500 block South Broadway Street in Baltimore, Maryland. On the right in this block are three-story brick row houses with businesses on the ground floor. Several people are standing in front of the first...
Photograph of the Pennsylvania House hotel located at number 513 West Franklin Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Located on the south side of Franklin Street, the hotel is just one of several businesses in this block. Two horse-drawn wagons are parked...
Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Maryland. National Guard; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on the north side of Baltimore Street east of Liberty Street. In the left foreground are the ruins of the Hotel Mullin located at number 110 West Baltimore Street. In the center foreground are several...
Boards of trade; Church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district northwest of Exchange Place and Frederick Street. In the foreground are several horse-drawn wagons, used to clean up the debris left by the fire, and the rubble of many small businesses. In the...
Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Hotels--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office buildings--Maryland; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district on Calvert Street south of the United States Post Office Building located on the northeast corner of Calvert and Fayette Streets. In the center foreground are ruins of several small businesses...
Photograph taken looking at the burnt district north of the unit block of East Baltimore Street. In the foreground are the ruins of several small businesses located on the north side of East Baltimore Street and the south side of East Fayette...
Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Maryland. National Guard; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph of a Maryland National Guardsman on duty at Lombard and Liberty Streets. Maryland National Guardsmen were charged with patrolling the burnt district. On the right are several other National Guardsmen sitting or standing around a...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; Building, Fireproof; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Machinery; Maryland. National Guard; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore;...
Photograph taken looking east at the burnt district on Baltimore Street from the upper story of a building near Hopkins Place. In the foreground is a businessman standing on a pile of rubble with several Maryland National Guardsmen watching. In the...
Boards of trade; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles; Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; United States Customhouse...
Photograph taken looking northwest from Pratt Street and Centre Market Space at the burnt district. In the foreground are several horse-drawn wagons waiting to be hired to help clean up the debris. In the background are (from left to right) several...
Photograph taken looking southwest from the upper story of a building on Gay Street at the burnt district along East Baltimore Street. In the right center background are the ruins of several structures, including buildings that housed the Baltimore...
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...
Aerial views; Baltimore (Md.); Business enterprises; Maps;
Photograph of a panoramic map entitled E. Sachse & Co's Bird's Eye View of the City of Baltimore 1869, a lithograph produced in 12 parts by E. Sachse & Co. located at 104 South Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dedications; Park Band (Baltimore, Md.); Parks; Preston, James H. (Harry), 1860-1938; Politicians; Special events;
Photograph of the dedication ceremonies for St. Paul Place, including Preston Terraces (now known as Preston Gardens) in Baltimore, Maryland. At 3:30 p.m. on May 15, 1919, the landscape architect Thomas Hastings (1860-1929) (seated to the left of...
In this letter dated December 27, 1865 and written from Brooklyn, New York, Gabriel Harrison tries to calm Maria Clemm, Edgar Allan Poe's mother-in-law, who is distraught because she has not received a letter from Harrison recently. Addressing her...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Yacht clubs--Maryland--Baltimore;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a view from the Maryland Yacht Club in Baltimore. The view looks out over the water, where a few small boats are anchored in the distance. On the opposite shore are mostly several factories and...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Picknicking; Outdoor cookery; Rocks; Forests and Fields; Trees;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of a group of people picnicking in the woods. In the foreground, a woman is shown from behind sitting next to a large log. Next to her, several other people stand and sit on top of a large, flat...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Cemeteries;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of a graveyard. Several of the headstones are off-kilter, giving the graveyard a somewhat dilapidated appearance. One of the headstones that stands askew is a tall, obelisk with a rounded, decorative top. Several...
