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
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PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Market Folks, New Orleans, 1819
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; African American history; Street scene; Portrait group; Latrobe Family
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Market Folks, New Orleans, 1819. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1819
1960.108.1.14.17


United States Capitol under construction
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Drawing--Architecture; Works on Paper; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
United States Capitol under construction. Pencil and ink on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.9.12


Lancaster County Courthouse
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Street scene; Architecture--Exterior; Works on paper; Pennsylvania.; Courthouses
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Lancaster County Courthouse. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.8.8


Sketch of Bladensburg, Maryland looking Northward
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Bladensburg (Md.); Works on paper; Urban Landscape; Landscape
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Sketch of Bladensburg, Maryland looking Northward. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.9.7


View of the City of Richmond From the Bank of the James River
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Richmond (Va.); Landscape--Water; Works on Paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of the City of Richmond From the Bank of the James River. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. May 24, 1798.
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1798
1960.108.1.3.34


View of the Falls of the Passaic
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Landscape--Water; Works on paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of the Falls of the Passaic, New Jersey. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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1960.108.1.5.8


Schuylkill River
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Landscape--Water; Works on paper; Pennsylvania.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.5.14


Alic, a faithful and humorous servant
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; African American history; Slavery; Works on paper; Portrait male
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Alic, a faithful and humorous servant. Watercolor and pen on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1797
1960.108.1.3.12


An Overseer Doing His Duty near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Fredericksburg (Va.); African American history; Slavery; Works on paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
An overseer doing his duty near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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ca. 1798
1960.108.1.3.21


Preparations for the Enjoyment of a fine Sunday Evening
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; African American history; Slavery; Portrait group; Works on paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Preparations for the Enjoyment of a fine Sunday Evening. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1797
1960.108.1.2.36


View of Mt. Vernon Looking Towards the South
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Historic homes; Mount Vernon (Va.); Works on paper; Landscape; Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Landscape--Water
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of Mt. Vernon Looking Towards the South. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.2.11


Greenspring, home of William Ludwell Lee, James City County, Virginia.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Historic homes; Works on paper; Virginia.; Architecture--Exterior
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Greenspring, home of William Ludwell Lee, James City County, Virginia. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.2.33


Masons or Dirtdaubers
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Works on paper; Animals
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Masons or Dirtdaubers. Insect and its clay construction. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960.108.1.2.9


View of the North from the Lawn at Mount Vernon
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Historic homes; Mount Vernon (Va.); Works on paper; Landscape; Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Landscape--Water
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of the North from the Lawn at Mount Vernon, 1796. Work on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1796
1960.108.1.2.10


Lower End of the Falls of James River, Richmond, Virginia
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Landscape; Richmond (Va.); Landscape--Water; Works on paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Lower End of the Falls of James River, Richmond, Virginia. Watercolor, pencil, pen, and ink on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960-108-1-1-32


View Down James River from Mr. Nicholson
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Landscape; Richmond (Va.); Landscape--Water; Works on Paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View Down James River from Mr. Nicholson
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1796
1960-108-1-1-39


View of Richmond from South Side of James River showing Capitol from Bushrod, Washington
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Richmond (Va.); Landscape--Water; Landscape; Works on paper
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of Richmond from South Side of James River showing Capitol from Bushrod, Washington
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1796
1960-108-1-1-36


View of Part of the Ruins of Norfolk
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Norfolk (Va.); Landscape; Works on paper; Waterfront; Lanscape--Water
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
View of pat of the ruins of Norfolk, Virginia, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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1960-108-1-1-2


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.
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1796
1960-108-1-1-23


Thomas Viaduct, at Relay, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Transportation--Trains; Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891; Bridges and viaducts; Paintings; Architecture--Exterior; Landscape--Water
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891
Thomas Viaduct at Relay, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Oil on canvas by John H.B. Latrobe. Railroad cars are seen on a bridge, with women and children fishing over river banks with a path to the right and trees on the side.
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ca. 1850-1860
1945.105.4