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
Street scene. Eutaw Street looking north from Baltimore Street.
Eutaw Street, Business, Business and industry, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Julius Anderson Photograph Collection, Architecture, Street scenes
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Eutaw Street looking north from Baltimore Street. Shows Cole and Company, Hippodrome Theatre, China Land, Brager, Kelley's Seafood, Cummins Brothers, Eutaw Loan Office, Hugh Lyons and Company, pedestrians, streetcar lines.
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. 1925
1994.42.041


Baltimore Trust Company building
Downtown, Baltimore (Md.), Buildings, Structures, Business, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Government facilities, Urban Landscape, Landscape, Street scenes, Aerial views, Photographs, Aerial Photographs, Architecture, Banks and banking
Mettee, Holmes I. (1881-1947)
Baltimore Trust Company building. Corner of East Baltimore Street and Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Holmes I. Mettee, not dated. Tenants include the Baltimore Trust Company, Maryland Public Works Administration, Maryland National Bank, and Bank of America. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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
Not dated
MC8722 .14


Northeast corner of Baltimore Street and Holliday Street, after removal of wires (Lubin’s Theatre)
Streetcars, Automobiles, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Landscape, Urban landscape, Street scenes, Business, Theater, Theater-Movie
Waldeck, Alfred
Northeast corner of Baltimore Street and Holliday Street, after removal of wires (Lubin’s Theatre). Photograph by Alfred Waldeck. Shows Lubin's Theatre, across from the Gayety Theatre. See also: MC2611 .2 for view before removal of wires. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
Not dated
MC2611 .1


Scene on Read Street
Clothing & dress, Photographs, Street scenes, Portrait group, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Business, Baltimore (Md.), Mount Vernon, Bodine, A. Aubrey
Bodine, A. Aubrey (1906-1970)
Scene on Read Street, Baltimore. Photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Not dated
B112 .1


Adam J. Winfelder and family in front of Winfelder’s Saloon
Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Family, Portrait group, Children, Business, Bars, Taverns, Baltimore (Md.)
Dubas, John (fl.1904-1973)
Adam J. Winfelder and family in front of Winfelder’s Saloon. 918 North Bradford Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Glass negative by John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973). Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1907
MC9448


Wholesale Produce Market, Baltimore
Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Street scenes, Urban landscape, Exterior, Architecture, Markets, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Dubas, John (fl. 1904-1973)
Wholesale produce market, Market Space. Baltimore, Maryland. John Dubas (fl. 1904-1973), ca. 1907. 5x7 inch glass negative. Arthur U. Hooper Memorial Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1907
MC9067


Battle Monument, Baltimore City Courthouse
Courthouses, Monuments, Photographs, Street scenes, War of 1812, Urban landscape, Exterior, Architecture, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Youse, Frank W.
Battle Monument. Shows Baltimore City Courthouse and horse-drawn wagons. Calvert Street and Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Frank W. Youse, 1900-1901. 4 x 5 inch glass negative. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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
1900-1901
MC2706 .4


Street decorated for Democratic National Convention, Baltimore
Politics, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Street scenes, Urban landscape, Exterior, Architecture, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street decorated for Democratic National Convention. Shows part of Baltimore Sun building. West Baltimore Street near North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Unidentified photographer, 1912. A. A. Seifert Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1912
MC4817


Hambleton Bank, Baltimore
Photographs, Street scenes, Banks and banking, Business and industry, Vehicles, Automobiles, Urban landscape, Exterior, Architecture, Baltimore (Md.)
Hughes Company
Hambleton Bank. 10 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Hughes Company, January 1926. 8 x 10 inch glass negative. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1926
MC7121


South of Eager Street, Fallsway Viaduct
Jones Falls, Bridges and viaducts, Trains, Railroads, Photographs, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Urban landscape, Architecture
Unidentified photographer
South of Eager Street. Shows the Fallsway Viaduct (Jones Falls Viaduct). Baltimore, Maryland. Unidentified photogapher, [ca. 1912-1914]. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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. 1912-1914]
MC4272


Deep Creek Lake, Garret County, Maryland
Photographs, A. Aubrey Bodine, Recreation, Leisure, Garrett County, Maryland, Beaches, Bodies of water
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970
Deep Creek Lake. Garrett County, Maryland. A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970), June 26, 1965. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. No use or reproduction without permission. For more information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
June 26, 1965
B1109 N


Harbor from Federal Hill, Baltimore
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Harbor, Federal Hill, Bodies of water, Maritime, Water, Business and industry, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Unidentified photographer
Harbor from Federal Hill. Baltimore, Maryland. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1915. 5 x 7 inch glass negative. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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. 1915
MC3556


Druid Hill Park Conservatory
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Architecture, Structures, Druid Hill Park, Druid Hill, Parks and squares
Unidentified photographer
Druid Hill Park Conservatory. Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1900. 5 x 7 inch glass negative. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection.
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. 1900
MC2224 C


Planned Parenthood clinic. Woman and man with children.
Children, Family, African American history, Photographs, Health, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Paul Henderson, Women's history
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Planned Parenthood clinic. Woman and man with children. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson (1899-1988), circa June 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1949
HEN.00.A2-184


Pitchers of the Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Sports, Baseball., Negro leagues
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Pitchers of the Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team. From left to right: Ed Finney, Frank Russell, Lenny Pearson, Jim Gillain, Thomas "Pee Wee" Butts. Photograph by Paul Henderson (1899-1988), circa May 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1949
HEN.00.A1-054


Batters of the Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Sports, Baseball., Negro leagues
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Batters of the Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team. Left to right: Henry Kimbo, Robert "Butch" Davis, Lester Locket, Lenny Pearson. Photograph by Paul Henderson (1899-1988), circa May 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1949
HEN.00.A1-055


Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Sports, Baseball., Negro leagues
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Baltimore Elite Giants. Negro League baseball team. Shows team posed in front of billboard advertisement for 200th Anniversary for Arrow Beer. Photograph by Paul Henderson (1899-1988), circa May 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1949
HEN.00.A1-056


Unidentified baseball player on field.
African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Sports, Baseball., Negro leagues
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Portrait. Unidentified baseball player on field. Shows player after throwing a ball. Also shows crowd watching the game. Photograph by Paul Henderson (1899-1988), circa May 1949.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1949
HEN.00.A1-057


Cortez W. Peters (1906-1964) of the Cortez Peters Business Schools demonstrating his typing skills blindfolded in front of spectators.
Business, Education, Schools, Classroom environment, African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Paul Henderson
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Cortez W. Peters (1906-1964) of the Cortez Peters Business Schools demonstrating his typing skills blindfolded in front of spectators. Peters was the world speed typing champion. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson (1899-1988), circa January 1953.
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1953
HEN.00.A1-063


Men and women inside unidentified factory or business in line to punch time cards.
Paul Henderson, Laborers, African American history, Photographs, Industry, Business, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Group portrait. Men and women inside unidentified factory or business in line to punch time cards. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson (1899-1988), undated.
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Undated
HEN.00.A1-086