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...
Colored lithograph by A. Hoen & Co., the cover of sheet music published by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore, and J. F. Ellis, Washington, D.C., that features a view of the Sun Iron Building erected in 1851 at the southeast corner of Baltimore and South...
Photograph of a two-story wooden frame duplex on Low Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Standing on the top step leading to the door of the right house is an African American man leaning on the top rail of the steps. Located to the left of the duplex...
Row houses--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore; African American women--Maryland--Baltimore; City planning--Maryland--Baltimore; Slums--Maryland--Baltimore; Street-railroads--Maryland--Baltimore; Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Photograph taken looking south at the east side of the 200 block South Bond between Pratt and Gough Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These two- and three-story brick row houses were scheduled to be demolished as part of the Baltimore Housing...
Photograph of St. Mary's Street in Baltimore, Maryland. To the left at the end of the block is Tessier Street. The three- and two-story row houses at numbers 562 and 564 St. Mary's Street (third and fourth houses from left), respectively, are...
African American life--Maryland--Baltimore--Pictorial works;African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore; Architecture, domestic--Maryland--Baltimore;Row houses--Maryland--Baltimore; Ragpickers--Maryland--Baltimore; Scrap...
Photograph of the south side of the 1000 block Ashland Avenue between Ensor and Aisquith Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. These mostly two-story brick row houses are small and in poor repair. On the nearest corner, a Caucasian man is standing in...
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...
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...
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893; Broadsides; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Confederate States of America; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881; Political...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Hurrah for Jeff. Davis" from a song sung to the Scottish tune "Bonnets o' Blue." Written by a "Lady Rebel," these celebratory verses praise Jeff. (Jefferson) Davis, President of the Confederate States of...
Broadsides; McComas, Henry G., 1796-1814; Monuments; Political ballads and songs; United States History War of 1812; Wells, Daniel, 1795-1814;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Wells and McComas Funeral and Monument Song, Baltimore, September 13, 1858," sung to the same tune as the "Star-spangled Banner." This broadside tells the story of Daniel Wells and Henry G. McComas, two...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Books. Conservation and restoration.;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 123. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Book repair at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Last step- Lettering of...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Books. Conservation and restoration.;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 123. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Book repair at the Enoch Pratt Library. The first step in book...
United States. Works Progress Administration.; Baltimore (Md.); Enoch Pratt Free Library; Books. Conservation and restoration.;
Photograph documenting WPA Project Number 123. Typed text on label on back of photograph reads: "Works Progress Administration of Maryland, Division of Operations. Baltimore City. Book repair at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The second step in book...
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Caricatures and cartoons; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Black and white poster that features a caricature drawing of Adolf Hitler saluting from the pupil of a giant eye. The full caption for this poster reads as follows: "Foreign body in eye? Next step get first aid or infection may result!"
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Baltimore Museum of Art--Exhibitions; Miniature Rooms;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of museum-goers viewing an exhibit of miniature rooms. In the foreground left of the drawing, a woman is shown from behind. She wears a coat, a hat, and holds a pocketbook. She stands next to the large...
