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.

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

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Baltimore Harbor view
Business and industry, Baltimore (Md.)--Business and Industries, Maritime, Baltimore (Md.)--Harbor, Baltimore (Md.). Federal Hill, Landscape, Landscape--Water, Photographs--Cased object, Baltimore (Md.),
Clark, Henry H., 1815-?
Baltimore Harbor view. Gay Street dock from Federal Hill, Baltimore. Attributed to Henry H. Clark. Full plate daguerreotype. Shows ships Herald and Juniata, Merchant's Exchange building (demolished ca. 1901-1902), and Second Reformed Church.
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
ca. 1845-1850
MC711-5


Vigilant of Baltimore
Maritime, War of 1812, 1812-1815, Works on paper
Unknown
Painting on paper of the Vigilant of Baltimore ca. 1803, commanded by Thomas Boyle.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1803
M1975.3.2


Schooner Patapsco entering Bay of Naples
Water, Works on paper, Maritime, War of 1812, 1812-1815, Pictorial works,
Unidentified artist
Schooner Patapsco entering Bay of Naples. Watercolor on paper by unknown artist.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
Not dated
M1986.87


Schooner Patapsco making escape
Water, Works on paper, Maritime, War of 1812, 1812-1815, Pictorial works,
Unidentified artist
Schooner Patapsco making escape. Watercolor on paper.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
September 21, 1814
M1986.88


Baltimore - Light Street Wharves
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Maritime, Waterfront, Harbor, Piers & wharves,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Docks, Piers, Wharves - Light Street Wharves - Ca. 1890. Bowley's Wharf and Basin - 1885 Chester River Steamboat Co. Sun re-photo. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.36.VF
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1885
[SVF]


Baltimore - Great Fire 1904 - View from Federal Hill
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Maritime, Waterfront, Harbor, views/landscapes, Fire, 1904,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - 1904 - Views - During - From Federal Hill. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.42.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1904
[SVF]


Baltimore - Great Fire 1904 - View from Federal Hill
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Maritime, Waterfront, Harbor, views/landscapes, Fire, 1904,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - 1904 - Views - During - From Federal Hill. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.43.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1904
[SVF]


Baltimore - Great Fire 1904 - View from the harbor during
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Maritime, Waterfront, Harbor, views/landscapes, Fire, 1904,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - 1904 - Harbor. Pier Scene with fire boats. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.61.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1904
[SVF]


Men repairing a boat.
Work on paper; Maritime, Cumberland (Md.)
Wellington, John Louis 1878-1965
Men repairing a boat or boat building at Cumberland, Maryland. Work on paper by John Louis Wellington.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1967.35.40


Canal scene on the C&O Canal.
Work on paper; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.), Landscape, Landscape--Water, Maritime
Wellington, John Louis 1878-1965
Canal scene on the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal. Watercolor over graphite on watercolor paper by John Louis Wellington.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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ca. 1910-1920
1967.35.43


Baltimore & Southern Packet Company's Steamship Tennessee.
Baltimore (Md.), Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Landscape, Landscape--Water; E. Sachse & Co.; Maritime, Prints

View the Hambleton Print Collection inventory list

E. Sachse & Co.
Baltimore and Southern Packet Company's Steampship Tennessee, 1200 tons. William B. Hudgins, Commander. Running between Baltimore and Charleston. Lithograph drawn on stone and printed in colors by E. Sachse & Co.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1850
H73


View of Norfolk from [Smith's] Point.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, Works on paper, Landscape, Landscape--Water, Maritime, Latrobe Family, Norfolk (Va.)
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of Norfolk from [Smith's] Point. Work on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1960.108.1.1.28


First View of the Coast of Virginia, Hazy Morning
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Works on paper; Landscape; Maritime; Virginia.; Landscape--Water
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
First View of the Coast of Virginia, Hazy Morning. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. March 3, 1796.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1796
1960-108-1-1-23


View of Baltimore Harbor from Federal Hill, ca. 1850
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Maritime; Cased photograph; Baltimore (Md.). Federal Hill
Clarke, H.
North view of Baltimore Harbor from Federal Hill, ca. 1850. Full plate daguerreotype.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1850
MC711-4


Pier at Locust Point, Baltimore Maryland
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Maritime; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unknown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Piers at Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1872
CC2952


Spears Wharf from Pratt Street, 1875
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Maritime; Baltimore (Md.). Federal Hill
Hunter, W.H.(?)
Spears Wharf from Pratt Street, 1875.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1875
CC2851


Baltimore Harbor from Federal Hill, ca. 1872
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.). Federal Hill; Maritime
Unknown
Baltimore Harbor view from Federal Hill, ca. 1872.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1872
CC984


Piedmont Airlines along Light Street, ca. 1885
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Maritime; Street scene
Unknown
Piedmont Airlines along Light street. Light Street Wharf with steamers in background (Danville). Connected with railroads in Virginia.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1885
CC964


Gwynn
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Maritime; Gwynn's Island (Va.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Gwynn
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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B1368


Oyster Dredging
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Oystercatchers; Photograph; Maritime
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Oyster dredging. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
B998-4