Patty Cannon's House (Reliance, Md.); Cannon, Lucretia P., ca. 1760-1829; Slave traders--Maryland--Dorchester County; Wooden-frame houses--Maryland--Dorchester County;
Photograph of so-called Patty Cannon's House on the border between Caroline and Dorchester counties in Maryland and Sussex County in Delaware. Located at the intersection of Maryland Routes 392 and 577 and Delaware Route 20, it is thought to be the...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 68 pages long containing the fifth semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1906. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its fifth...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office...
Photograph taken looking southwest at the Baltimore skyline ablaze near Calvert and Baltimore Streets at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. In the center of the picture is the Continental Trust Building, with only the glow of the fire in the...
Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views; City Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Cityscapes; Commercial buildings--Maryland--Baltimore; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Night photography--Maryland--Baltimore; Post office...
Photograph taken looking southwest at the Baltimore skyline ablaze near Calvert and Baltimore Streets at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1904. Ablaze in the center of the picture is the Continental Trust Building, with only the glow of the fire...
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...
Broadsides; Family; Irish Americans; Kerrigan, J. F.; McCarthy, Dan; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Give an Honest Irish Lad a Chance" from a song written by Dan McCarthy with music by J. F. Kerrigan. This broadside tells in story how difficult it was for many Irish immigrants arriving in New York in...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Will You Love Me When I'm Old?" This broadside raises the question asked by many aging couples; i.e., with aging, will their spouse lose interest in them and their marriage? Centered below the title and...
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...
Foldout pamphlet titled "Take Care of Household Rubber" dating from October 1942. The pamphlet includes information on how to care for, patch, and repair household rubber products, including: boots and galoshes; clothing made from rubber thread;...
