Collections Online

Welcome to the Maryland Historical Society’s Collections Online Database. Browse through both Museum Department collections and the Special Collections Department of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library by subject or by medium. Here you will see paintings, photographs, manuscripts, decorative arts pieces, lithographs, and more.

With well over one million items housed at MdHS, this database contains merely a fraction of what can be found in the combined collections. Information contained in the records of the Collections Online Database is subject to change as a result of ongoing research.

For information on how to get started, take a look at the About page.  Use or reproduction of MdHS images without permission is not permitted. For more information, see the Terms of Use page. For reproductions or permission to use images, please visit the Rights and Reproductions page. 

Browse by subject using these links or enter a term in the search boxes below (scroll down for results):

American Civil WarAfrican American HistoryPhotographs
War of 1812Women's HistoryBenjamin Henry Latrobe
PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Gang at sewer work
Photographs, Portrait group--Men, Portrait group, Howard County (Md.), Cotton mills, Mills, Savage (Md.), Laborers, African American history
Unknown
Gang at sewer work, 1918-1919. Savage Mill, Savage, Maryland. Subject Vertical File, Howard County, Mills (folder 5, photograph 5).
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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1918-1919
[SVF]


Jeremiah Tilghman and Venus Tilghman
Women's History, Daguerreotypes, Slavery, African American history, Photographs, Cased Photographs Collection,
Unidentified photographer
Jeremiah Tilghman and Venus Tilghman. Slaves of Col. Benedict William Hall of Eutaw in Baltimore County, ca. 1850. Note: The preview image is two separate photographs. The first is of the open daguerreotype. The second photograph is a detail of the photograph.
Restricted from public use. For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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1850
CSPH 156


"The Dandy Slave: A Scene in Baltimore, Maryland"
Baltimore (Md.), Prints, Slavery, African American history, Newspapers and periodicals, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection,
Unidentified artist
"The Dandy Slave: A Scene in Baltimore, Maryland." Print in unidentified newspaper or periodical.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1861
CB2883


Musical combination on bandstand.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Music.
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Musical combination on bandstand. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, October 1950.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1950
HEN.00.A1-009


Druid Hill Park.
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), African American history, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.). Druid Hill, Baltimore (Md.)--Parks and squares, Architecture--Exterior, Apartment buildings
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Druid Hill Park. Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, March 1948.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1948
HEN.00.A1-135


Planned Parenthood (interior with woman and children).
Women's history, African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Medicine.
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Planned Parenthood (interior with woman and children). Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, June 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1949
HEN.00.A2-182


Stage and seats in theater.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Theater, Recreation--Theater-Movie, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore Theatre
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Stage and seats in theater. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, 1953.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1953
HEN.00.B1-021


Mitchell Family.
Civil rights., African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Women's history, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Mitchell Family. Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Clarence Mitchell, Jr. and their sons Clarence Mitchell III and Keiffer Jackson Mitchell. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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Unknown
HEN.00.B1-041


Broadside for runaway slave Lewis Butler.
Broadsides., African American history, Slavery., Prince George's County (Md.)
Snowden, Thomas (Junior), author
Broadside for runaway slave Lewis Butler. One hundred dollar reward for the capture of Lewis Butler, who escaped from Thomas Snowden, Jr. in Prince George's County, Maryland. October 19, 1825.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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1825-10-19
Z24.1444


Group at club, Arrow Beer promotion.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Bars (Drinking establishments), Portrait group
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group at club, Arrow Beer promotion. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, May 1951.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1951
HEN.00.A1-007


Unidentified man and woman inside bar or tavern.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Bars (Drinking establishments)
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Unidentified man and woman inside bar or tavern. Possible advertisement for Arrow Beer. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, May 1951.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1951
HEN.00.B1-008


Group outside of liquor store.
Photographs, African American history, Street scene, Portrait group
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group outside of liquor store. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, July 1948.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1948
HEN.00.A1-004


Beer promotion in bar for Arrow Beer.
Photographs, African American history, Bars (Drinking establishments), Portrait group
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Beer promotion in a bar for Arrow Beer. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, April 1953.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1953
HEN.00.A1-005


Club 909.
Photographs, African American history, Bars (Drinking establishments), Baltimore (Md.)
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Club 909. Calhoun Street. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, August 1951.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1951
HEN.00.A1-006


Unidentified club or restaurant.
Photographs, African American history, Bars (Drinking establishments), Architecture--Interior, Restaurants
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Unidentified club or restaurant. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, October 1950.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1950
HEN.00.A1-002


Club 10-17.
Photographs, African American history, Bars (Drinking establishments), Architecture--Exterior, Baltimore (Md.)
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Club 10-17. Madison Avenue, next to Spirit Beam Church of God Methodist Church. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson, August 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1949
HEN.00.A1-003


Louis Armstrong.
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz.
Louis Armstrong. Autographed: "To Mr. and Mrs. Eubie Blake. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Armstrong."
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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Z24.1280


Bill Cosby and Eubie Blake
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz., Portrait group
Bill Cosby and Eubie Blake.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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Z24.1281


Eubie Blake.
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz.
Eubie Blake. Eubie Blake Collection.
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Z24.1349


Eubie Blake.
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz., Portrait group
Eubie Blake. Eubie Blake Collection.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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Z24.1350