Eighteen-page document (pamphlet) written by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken in 1902 to extol the beauties and charms of Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. Containing seven photographs of buildings and scenes around the cemetery and one...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Horses; Livery; Maryland; Metis; Native Americans; Ox driving; Oxen; Railroads; United States History; Wagons;
Photograph of Red River oxcarts hauling hides, an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a celebration of its one hundredth birthday held from September 24 to October 15, 1927 at outdoor fairgrounds in...
Postcards--Maryland--Pen Mar; Parks--Maryland--Washington County; Buena Vista Spring Hotel (Waynesboro, Pa.); Pen Mar (Md.)--History--Pictorial works
In 1877, the Western Maryland Railroad created a scenic park on the Maryland and Pennsylvania border in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains at an elevation of 1,400 feet (426.7 m). It was called Pen Mar for the location between two states. The...
Chesapeake Beach, located in Calvert County, was founded by the Washington and Chesapeake Beach Railway Company (in 1896 reorganized as Chesapeake Beach Railway) in 1894 as a resort destination for visitors from the Washington D.C. area. It thrived...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
View of the The Boat Lake, the second and smaller lake inside Druid Hill Park, in Baltimore. The lake was formed in 1865 when a stream was dammed. For decades, visitors could boat on the lake in summer and skate during winter. After 1959, the Boat...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Lakes--Maryland--Baltimore
Visitors strolling along the edge of the Boat Lake in Druid Hill Park. The second and smaller lake inside Druid Hill Park, the Boat Lake was formed in 1865 when a stream was dammed. For decades, visitors could boat on the lake in summer and skate...
Color lithograph drawn from nature by August Kollner, lithographed by Deroy, printed by Cattier, and published by Goupil, Vibert, & Co., New York & Paris, 1848, that features a view of Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore. The cemetery was dedicated in...
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Baltimore (Md.); Harbors; Hotels; Maps; Parks; Patapsco River (Md.); Railroad stations; Streets;
Street map of Baltimore that shows streets, automobile routes, hotels, railroad stations, Pullman car cities, berths for housing boats and points of interest. This map was prepared for the convenience of visitors to the 65th Annual Imperial Council...
Fair of the Iron Horse (1927 : Halethorpe, Md.); Tobacco--Maryland; Agricultural exhibitions--Maryland; African American men--Maryland--Halethorpe; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Mules; Spectators--Maryland--Halethorpe
Photograph of tobacco rolling, an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a celebration of its one hundredth birthday held from September 24 to October 15, 1927 at outdoor fairgrounds in Halethorpe,...
Actors; African American men; Anniversaries; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Baltimore County (Md.); Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832; Clothing and dress; Livery; United States History;
Photograph of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (left, portrayed by Charles White) and his African American attendant (right, portrayed by Fearless Williams), an exhibit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's "Fair of the Iron Horse", a...
Lexington Market (Baltimore, Md.);Covered markets--Maryland--Baltimore;Grocery shopping--Maryland--Baltimore; African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works
Photograph of the main entrance to Lexington Market at number 400 West Lexington Street at its intersection with North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, Maryland. At that time the Market consisted of a rectangular open-air shed with awnings that extended...
Lexington Market (called Western Precincts Market before it took its current name) is a historic Baltimore icon. It has been in existence since 1782 when General John Eager Howard donated land for the purpose of having a market for farmers bringing...
Postcards—Maryland--Solomons Island; Islands--Maryland; Solomons Island (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A bird's eye view, looking south on the Solomons Island and the bridge connecting it with the mainland Calvert County. It is located at the north side of the mouth of Patuxent River. Called at various early times Bourne's Island, Somervell's Island...
Postcards--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Lakes--Maryland--Mountain Lake Park; Mountain Lake Park (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
View of boathouse and lake in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County. In 1881, a group of Methodist ministers from Wheeling, West Virginia decided to set up their own Chautauqua resort. They were inspired by the Chautauqua adult education and spiritual...
Oakley Beach Hotel opened its doors at the dawn of the 20th century in Cambridge. It was a luxury three-story resort with 54 rooms located at Oakley Street. A 750-foot pier extended from the hotel into the Choptank River. Visitors from Baltimore...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.); Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works; Parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Ponds--Maryland--Baltimore
Visitors viewing sea lions in Druid Hill Park, ca. 1906. In 1876, Druid Hill Park began various animal exhibits, as stated in the act of Maryland General Assembly "for the purpose of public exhibition for the instruction and recreation of the...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Electric Park (Baltimore, Md.); Amusement parks--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Electric Park was a 24 acre (9.7 ha) amusement park that opened in 1896 in northwest Baltimore on Belvedere Avenue near Reisterstown Road. Visitors were captivated by the park's thousands of lights shining at night. The various architectural...
Postcards--Maryland--Baltimore; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Fortification--Maryland--Baltimore; Baltimore (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
Fort McHenry, built with brick and mortar, was designed by a French engineer Jean Foncin in 1798. He applied the most current technique for building fortifications as prescribed by the French marshal and engineer, Sébastien Vauban. The fort was...
World War, 1939-1945; Award presentations; Price Brothers Company (Frederick, Md.);
Program for the presentation of the Army-Navy "E" Award for Excellence in War Production to the workers of Price Brothers Company in Frederick, Maryland on April 28, 1944. The program includes a copy of a letter dated April 1, 1944 from U.S. Under...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Baltimore Museum of Art;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of the interior of the Baltimore Museum of Art. In the foreground left, a woman stands in profile. She wears a hat, coat, and holds a pocketbook. In the foreground right, a heavyset man also stands in profile. He...
