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...
African Americans--Maryland--Havre de Grace;Vernacular architecture--Maryland--Havre de Grace;Porches--Maryland--Havre de Grace
Photograph of the "old ordinary" at number 100 St. John Street in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland. Built ca. 1814 as an ordinary, i.e., an inn or tavern that offered lodging to travelers, this brick building with a wide wooden veranda off...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense--Baltimore (Md.);
Typewritten advertisement for blackout blankets for dogs. The advertisement was from Canine Canteen, a store located on Oak Street in Baltimore. At the top of the advertisement is the store's motto, "Everything for Dogs." The advertisement includes...
Liberty bonds; War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster that informs people about "liberty bonds" through answers to a series of questions, namely, "What are they [liberty bonds]?" Why should I buy them?" "How can I buy them?" "Where can I buy them?" and "When can I buy them?" The poster...
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...
Midnight Lunch Committee (Baltimore, Md.); World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Dedication program to participants of the Midnight Lunch Committee. The program was held on Oct. 28, 1943 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The Midnight Lunch Committee, formed in January 1942, was comprised of volunteers from...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Lake (Baltimore, Md.); Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
Druid Lake is one of the largest earthen dammed lakes in the USA with an area of over 55 acres (22 hectares). The dam was built from 1863-1871. Today, the lake is still part of the water reservoir network for Baltimore. The paths around the lake...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Clifton Park (Baltimore, Md.); Mansions--Maryland--Baltimore; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of the Mansion House, or Johns Hopkins Mansion, inside Clifton Park in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins bought the house and the surrounding farm land in an auction in 1838. Hopkins converted the mansion into an Italian villa with a tower, the walls...
Aerial view of Barton, a town located along the Georges Creek Valley in Allegany County. It has a population of about 500 people. The discovery of coal attracted settlers to the area and in 1853 a new town was established by William Shaw Jr. He...
Commercial buildings--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works; Jones Falls (Md.); Ruins--Maryland--Baltimore; Streets--Maryland--Baltimore;
Photograph taken looking west across the Jones Falls from President Street at the ruins of businesses on West Falls Avenue. This shows the southeastern edge of the fire line.
(Editor's note: Whether this view looks west from the vicinity of...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Viaducts--Maryland;
Engraving by Henry Adlard after the painting by William Henry Bartlett. A proof of the view was published in N. F. Willis' American Scenery. Built in 1834, this famous bridge at Relay is still a part of the main line of the road. It was called the...
Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Landscapes; Locust Point (Baltimore, Md.);
Engraving by William Wellstood from the Ladies Repository that features an interesting view of Baltimore from Whetstone Point, known today as Locust Point. On Federal Hill may be seen the signal house, originally set up in 1797 by Captain David...
Buildings; Church buildings; Cityscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.); Jones Falls (Md.); Monuments; Mount Vernon Place (Baltimore, Md.); Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., one of two prominent lithography companies in Baltimore in the mid-1800's, that features a view of Baltimore City from the North. A bird's eye view from North Washington Place, affording an excellent glimpse...
Buildings; Church buildings; Cityscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Fortifications; Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.); Monuments; Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Ships in art;
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., one of two prominent lithography companies in Baltimore in the mid-1800's, that features various views of Baltimore prior to 1853. The center view is from Federal Hill but differs somewhat from others in the...
Colored lithograph by Laurent Deroy after August Kollner's drawing that features a view of the City Spring in Baltimore. This print was published in 1852 by Goupil Vibert & Co. of New York and Paris as one of a set of six Baltimore scenes. This...
Buildings; Cityscapes; Horse-drawn vehicles; Monuments--Maryland--Baltimore; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Colored lithograph that features a view of the Washington Monument in Baltimore. This view, presumably drawn in 1848, is an exceptionally charming portrayal of old Baltimore. The houses in the foreground along Charles Street, south of Centre, are...
Aquatint, in colors, published in 1817 by Edward Johnson Coale of Baltimore. This is a reconstruction of the rough view by John Moale made on the spot in 1752, now in the Maryland Historical Society library. The Moale sketch has been considerably...
Buildings; Church buildings; Cityscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.); Ships in art;
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., a prominent lithography company in Baltimore in the mid-1800s, that features a view of Baltimore City from Federal Hill that was printed and published in 1859. It offers a splendid view of Baltimore two years...
Baltimore (Md.); Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Landscapes; Round towers; Ships in art;
Engraving painted and engraved by William J. Bennett, published by H. J. Megarey of New York and printed by J. Neale at Illman & Pilbrow's in 1831, that features a view of Baltimore taken near Whetstone Point. This is one of the celebrated Bennett...
Baltimore (Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Customhouses; Fells Point (Baltimore, Md.); Hospitals; Hotels; Jails; Monuments; Washington Monument (Baltimore, Md.);
Watercolor drawing signed by T. Tanssen and dated 1831. A panorama from near what is today the corner of St. Paul and Madison Streets, at that time the southern edge of Howard's Park. The picture was found in Australia by an American sailor, a...
