Clapham, John; Eddis, William, 1738-1825; Engraving, Colonial; Green, Anne Catharine, d. 1775; Green, Frederick, 1750-1811; Green, Jonas, 1712-1767; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Colonial period,...
Maryland one-sixth dollar note dated April 10, 1774 and signed Wm [William] Eddis and J [John] Clapham: serial number 6954.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Riots; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Wood engraving from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper of April 30, 1861 that features a battle involving the Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Troops. The date of this affray was April 19, 1861, when the troops passed through the city en route to...
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photographs taken in 1927 by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken of himself at the Sixth Avenue penny arcade in New York City. Posing as for a police mug shot, Mencken shows his lighter side; see also the photograph of him as political "boss"...
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Portrait photography;
Portrait photographs taken in 1932 by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken of himself at the Sixth Avenue penny arcade in New York City. What his intentions were at posing for these pictures is not clear.
Baltimore, Frederick Calvert, Baron, 1731-1771; Colonization; Colonial administrators--Portraits; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775;
Painting of Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore, that hangs in the main hall of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Named for his father's friend, Frederick, Prince of Wales, the last Lord Baltimore...
Dinners and dining--Maryland--Baltimore;Classified Municipal Employees Association (Baltimore, Md.);D'Alesandro, Thomas, Jr., 1903-1987;Lord Baltimore Hotel (Baltimore, Md.)
Photograph of attendees at a banquet held by the Classified Municipal Employees Association (C.M.E.A.) at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the notables at the head table (in front of mural) are Thomas D'Alessandro, Jr....
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 7 pages long containing the annual report of the Burnt District Commission for the six months ending March 11, 1907. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its sixth...
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...
Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Booklet on the aftermath of the great Baltimore fire of 1904 published by D. M. (Daniel McIntyre) Henderson (1851-1906) with photographs by J. E. (James Everell) Henry (1831-1912). One of the better souvenir publications about the fire, this...
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...
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...
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 "Baltimore Boys' Own" sung to the tune "Charley Cole." This broadside is a call to the sons of the South to take arms against their Northern foes. It particularly refers to the Baltimore riot of 1861 in...
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893; Broadsides; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Hessians; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885; Political ballads and...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Song of the Baltimore Rebels" sung to the R. Bishop Buckley tune "Wait for the Wagon." This Confederate broadside brags about the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia, where...
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893; Broadsides; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Hessians; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885; Political ballads and...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Song of the Baltimore Rebels" sung to the R. Bishop Buckley tune "Wait for the Wagon." This Confederate broadside brags about the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia, where...
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893; Broadsides; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Hessians; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885; Political ballads and...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Song of the Baltimore Rebels" sung to the R. Bishop Buckley tune "Wait for the Wagon." This Confederate broadside brags about the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia, where...
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.
Advertising; American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team); Baseball; Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, Md.); Minnesota Twins (Baseball team); Western Union Telegraph Company;
Telegram known as an "Oriole-gram" sent from the Baltimore Orioles baseball team to various fan clubs and to employees of WJZ-TV Channel 13 and their families attending the game held September 8, 1967 between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota...
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Speeches. Selections; War posters, British; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--Great Britain;
Black and white poster created from excerpts of a speech delivered before the House of Commons by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on June 4, 1940 that begins with these words: "We shall not flag nor fail." At the top center is letterhead...
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Friends and associates; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works; Patterson, Paul Chenery, 1878-1952; Portrait photography; Thomson, James M. (James McIlhany), 1878-1959;
Portrait photograph taken October 1926 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (standing fifth from left) with colleagues Paul Patterson (sixth from left) of the Baltimore Sun and James M. Thomson (seventh from left) of the New Orleans States-Item (now the...
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. In the late afternoon on May 15, 1919, Mayor James H. Preston (1860-1938) (speaker) officially accepted...
