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.
Parachutes; Sewing; Airplane factories--Maryland--Baltimore; African American women employees--Maryland--Baltimore; World War, 1939-1945
Photograph of women workers sewing silk into parachutes for the United States armed forces during World War II at the aircraft factory of an Eastern navy yard in Baltimore, Maryland. The plant was most likely that of either the Glenn L. Martin...
World War, 1939-1945; Shipyards--Maryland--Baltimore; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.; Award presentations;
Program for the presentation of the Maritime Merit Eagle Pennant to Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc. from the U.S. Maritime Commission on June 13, 1943. Included in the program is an image of a Western Union telegram notifying the President of...
World War, 1939-1945; Ships--Launching; Shipyards--Maryland--Baltimore; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.;
Program for the launching ceremonies of the S.S. Sparrows Point (MC Hull 1257), which were held on October 17, 1942 at the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard in Baltimore. The program includes a recommendation, approved by the U.S. Maritime...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Railroads; Railroad yards; Railroad switches;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of the Cumberland Railroad Yard in Cumberland, Maryland. In the foreground, a railroad switch operator is shown pulling a lever to move an approaching train from one track to another. In the background, railroad...
Baltimore County (Md.); Dwellings--Maryland; Frederick County (Md.); Funeral service; Methodist preaching; Strawbridge, Robert, ca. 1732-1781;
Hand colored lithograph drawn by Thomas Coke Ruckle and printed by A. Hoen & Co., of Baltimore that features the house where Robert Strawbridge, the father of Methodism, died. This was the home of John Wheeler, near Towson in Baltimore County,...
Architecture, Domestic--Maryland--Annapolis; African American men--Maryland--Annapolis; Electric lines; Streets--Maryland--Annapolis;
Photograph taken from College Avenue of the Forbes (McIlHenny) House on Church Circle in Annapolis, Maryland. Torn down between 1893 and 1900, it became the site of the Annapolis Main Post Office, which opened January 1, 1901. Standing in front of...
African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works;Slaves--Dwellings--Maryland--Howard County;African American--Dwellings; Doughoregan Manor (Md.)
Photograph of a stone cottage once used as slave quarters at Doughoregan Manor in Howard County, Maryland. Doughoregan Manor was the ancestral home of the Carroll family, including Charles Carroll (1737-1832), of Carrollton, one of the original...
African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works;Slaves--Dwellings--Maryland--Howard County;African American--Dwellings; Doughoregan Manor (Md.)
Photograph of the front of a stone cottage once used as slave quarters at Doughoregan Manor in Howard County, Maryland. Doughoregan Manor was the ancestral home of the Carroll family, including Charles Carroll (1737-1832), of Carrollton, one of the...
African American life--Maryland--Pictorial works; African American young men--Recreation--Maryland--Pictorial works; Streetball--Maryland--Pictorial works;United States. National Youth Administration of Maryland;United States. Works Progress...
Photograph of the tip-off to a basketball game played in Baltimore as part of National Youth Administration (NYA) recreation program sponsored by the Operations Division of the Works Progress Administration of Maryland. The NYA leader, an African...
A view of the harbor and Baltimore panorama as seen from the Federal Hill ca. 1900. The tallest building is the Continental Trust building. To the right of it one can see the tower of the old post office, then the City Hall, to the left there is...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Printed copy of address titled "Maryland's Contribution to the War Effort." The address was given by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord at the Maryland Historical Society on January 11, 1943. In the address, Reckord describes the state's wartime...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Lawns; Backyard gardens;
Pen and ink and watercolor drawing by Aaron Sopher of a backyard. The yard is very green, with trees, tall grasses and flowering plants. Two trees stand in the foreground. A hanging planter is attached to the branch of one of the trees, and a...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Railroads; Railroad trains;
Pen and ink and crayon drawing by Aaron Sopher of trains in a rail yard. The artist's initials are written in the bottom right corner.
