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
Gay Street bridge over Jones Falls, seen from north
Portrait group, Baltimore (Md.), Jones Falls, Bridges and viaducts, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Urban Landscape, Water
Unidentified photographer
Gay Street bridge over Jones Falls, seen from north. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10, box 1. Note: Reference photograph.
Restricted to reference photograph. 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. 1910-1914
MC2102-9


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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1872
CC2952


[Baltimore] Northwest from Merchants Shot Tower, ca. 1850
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views.; Cased photograph
Clarke, H.
Northwest view of Baltimore from Merchants Shot Tower ca. 1850. Full plate daguerreotype.
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
1844-1850
MC711-2


Baltimore Street, east from Marsh Market, ca. 1850
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Markets; Street scene; Cased photograph
Clarke, H.
View of Baltimore Street, east from Marsh Market. Ca, 1850. Full plate daguerreotype.
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
1844-1850
MC711-3


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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
1875
CC2851


The Sun Iron Building, Baltimore. Ca. 1900
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Street scene
Unknown
The Sun Iron Building stood at the Southeast corner of Baltimore and South Streets; completed and occupied in 1851; destroyed by Great Fire of 1904.
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. 1900
CC2890


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
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
ca. 1885
CC964


Sun Iron Building
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Street scene
Unknown
Sun Iron Building, southeast corner Baltimore Street and South Street. First iron building completed in the U.S., finished in 1851.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1880-1890
CC976


Survivors of 1849 Gold Rush, ca. 1890
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Gold rushes--California.; Portrait group--men
Unknown
Members of the Maryland Society of California Pioneers. Survivors of the 1849 California Gold Rush, ca. 1890. Photograph.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1890
CC204


Pimlico Racetrack Clubhouse
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photographs; Sports; Horse racing; Pimlico Racetrack (Md.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Pimlico Racetrack Clubhouse. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1948
B2032


Johns Hopkins Hospital, exterior
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Maryland Hospital; Architecture; Maryland Hospital; Baltimore (Md.). Johns Hopkins University
Unknown
Exterior of Johns Hopkins Hospital, facing Broadway. Photograph.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1920
CC1009


Army Camp
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photographs; Military camps; Occupation--Military--Soldier
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Army Camp. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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B1974-3


Seneca Rocks, Elkins, West Virginia
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photographs; Military camps; West Virginia; Occupation--Military--Soldier
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Seneca Rocks, Elkins, West Virginia. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine. August, 1943.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1943
B1974-16


Sagamore Farms
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photographs; Farming; Baltimore County (Md.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Sagamore Farms, Vanderbilt Estate in the Worthington Valley in Baltimore County, Maryland. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine. August, 1966.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1966
B1658-1


Bodine, A. Aubrey; Bowling.; Photographs; Sports
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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B1576


Produce, Baltimore Harbor
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Waterfront; Harbor; Baltimore (Md.)--Industries--Produce
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Produce, Baltimore Harbor. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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B1561


New Deal Barber Shop
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Business--Barber Shop or Salon
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
New Deal Barber Shop. 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
B1552


Fan view inside Memorial Stadium
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, Md.); Sports; Baltimore Colts (Football team)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Fan view inside Memorial Stadium, Baltimore. Baltimore Colts versus Chicago Bears. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine. October, 1960.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1960
B1558