"On the evening of May 13, 1861, General Benjamin Butler and 1,000 Union soldiers arrived at Baltimore's Camden Street Station by train. Under the cover of a thunderstorm, they fortified Federal Hill to ensure the city of Baltimore remained under Union control, after the Pratt Street Riot less than a month earlier."
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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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| War of 1812 | Women's History | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
| Paintings | Mining the Museum (exhibit) | |
| Emigration & immigration | Maritime | Prints |
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.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1904
[SVF]
Trains, Transportation, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Photographs, Portrait group
Unidentified photographer
Group on cowcatcher of train. Salted paper print. Note: Original photograph is framed. Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ca. 1857-1859.
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. 1857-1859
PP262.36
Trains, Transportation, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Photographs, Portrait group
Unidentified photographer
Railroad train No. 232 at Cumberland, Maryland. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Shows men posed with train, conductor, and buildings in background. Salted paper print. Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection, ca. 1857-1859.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1857-1859
PP262.05
Relay, Trains, Transportation, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Photographs, Portrait group
Unidentified photographer
Railroad train at Relay, Maryland. Shows people posed at station. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Salted paper print. Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection, ca. 1857-1859. Note: Formerly designated as Z24-100-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
ca. 1857-1859
PP262.06
Photographs, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Aerial views, Fire, 1904
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - Baltimore Fire - View south on Light Street after fire. Looking south on Light Street after the clearing of debris had begun. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.14.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]
Photographs, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Fire, 1904, Portrait group, Men, Fire and explosions
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - Construction & Demolition - Demolition Crew with Dynamite Apparatus. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.1.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]
Photographs, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Fire, 1904, Portrait group, Men, Fire and explosions, Military, Soldier
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Fires & Explosions - Maryland National Guard - Baltimore Fire - Equipment & National Guard. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.13.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]
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]
American Civil War, 1861-1865; Rare book collection, Brown, John, 1800-1859., Books
De Witt, M. (publisher)
Interior of the engine-house [sic], just before the gate is broken down by the storming party - Colonel Washington and his associates as captives. Page 12B: Life, trial and execution of Captain John Brown, known as "old Brown of Ossawatomie", with full account of the attempted insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Including Cooke's confession, and all the incidents of the execution. Published by R. M. DeWitt, New York, ca. 1859.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1859
E 451 .L72
Street scenes, Banks and banking, South Gay Street, Water Street, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Julius Anderson Photograph Collection, Architecture, Buildings, structures
Unidentified photographer
National Marine Bank. 33 South Gay Street, Baltimore. Northeast corner of Water Street. Shows painted sign for Headley Chocolate Company. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1920-1930. Julius Anderson Photograph Collection. Gelatin silver print.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1920-1930
1995.62.044
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
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
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
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
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
American Civil War, 1861-1865; Rare book collection, Brown, John, 1800-1859., Books
De Witt, M. (publisher)
John Brown, from a photograph by Martin M. Lawrence. Page 12A, Life, trial and execution of Captain John Brown, known as "old Brown of Ossawatomie", with a full account of the attempted insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Including Cooke's confession, and all of the incidents of the execution. Published by R.M. DeWitt [ca. 1859], New York. Rare book.
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
ca. 1859
E 451 .L72
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.), Diamond, James
Diamond, James
An elevation for a capitol, plan No. 2. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.51
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.), Mills, Robert, 1781-1855
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855
Washington Monument, elevation of front. Washington Monument drawing competition, 1813. Ink and watercolor on paper. Originally part of MS876 Washington Monument Papers, 1810-1843.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1814
1991.49.3
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.), Ramée, Joseph Jacques, 1764-1842, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Ramée, Joseph Jacques, 1764-1842
Design for the Washington Monument. Washington Monument drawing competition, 1813. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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1813
CB5472
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.
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1825-10-19
Z24.1444
