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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 War | African American History | Photographs |
| War of 1812 | Women's History | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
| Paintings | Mining the Museum (exhibit) | |
| Emigration & immigration | Maritime | Prints |
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
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1951
HEN.00.B1-008
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1948
HEN.00.A1-004
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1953
HEN.00.A1-005
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1951
HEN.00.A1-006
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, White House (Washington, D.C.), Hoban, James, ca. 1762-1831
Hoban, James, ca. 1762-1831
Design for the President's house, elevation. White House drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.3
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, White House (Washington, D.C.), Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Proposed sketch for the President's House, elevation. White House drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.6
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.), Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Carshore, Andrew Mayfield
Perspective view of the Federal House. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.23
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.), Dobie, Samuel
Dobie, Samuel
Inv. and Del. for a Capitol, No. 2. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.40
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)
Wintersmith, Charles
Plan of the Capitol, No. 1. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.42
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.), McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811
Elevation of the back front, plan of the lower floor, No. 2. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.45
Works on paper, Drawing--Architectural, Drawing--Competitions, Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.), McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811
McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811
Plan of the second floor and elevation of the principal front, No. 1. United States Capitol drawing competition, 1792.
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
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1792
1976.88.47
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1950
HEN.00.A1-002
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
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
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz., Portrait group
Bill Cosby and Eubie Blake.
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Z24.1281
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz.
Eubie Blake. Eubie Blake Collection.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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Z24.1349
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
African American history, Portrait male, Photographs, Musicians., Jazz., Theater
Stage view of musical. Eubie Blake Collection.
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Z24.1352
Photographs, African American history, Bars (Drinking establishments),
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Hals Beer promotion in bar. April 1953. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson.
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
1953
HEN.00.A1-001
