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
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1966
B1658-1


Bodine, A. Aubrey; Bowling.; Photographs; Sports
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
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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.
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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
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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.
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1960
B1558


Marble Steps, Penrose towards Pulaski
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Baltimore; Rowhouses; Baltimore (Md.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Marble Steps. Penrose towards Pulaski. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
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B1377


Eclipse over Washington Monument
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Eclipses.; Baltimore (Md.); Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Eclipse over Washington Monument. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
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B1387


Oxen
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Animals
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Oxen. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
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1953
B1389


Native Dancer
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Equestrian portraits; Baltimore County (Md.); Farming
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Native Dancer. Sagamore Farm, Worthington Valley in Baltimore County, Maryland. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
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B1261


Wye Oak
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Wye Oak (Wye Mills, Md.); Landscape
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Wye Oak. Black and white photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine.
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1945
B1348-2


Gwynn
Bodine, A. Aubrey; Photograph; Maritime; Gwynn's Island (Va.)
Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970.
Gwynn
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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B1368