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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Browse by subject using these links or enter a term in the search boxes below (scroll down for results):

American Civil WarAfrican American HistoryPhotographs
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PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Houses along University Parkway near Keswick Road, Baltimore.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, University Parkway, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Houses along University Parkway near Keswick Road, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.061


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.062


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.063


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.064


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.065


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.066


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.067


Unidentified house.
House, Residence, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Unidentified house. Probably north Baltimore.
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
1994.42.068


Baltimore City College.
Baltimore City College, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Baltimore City College. 540 North Howard Street at Centre Street, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.069


Francis Scott Key Monument at Fort McHenry, Constellation Plaza.
Monuments, Fort McHenry, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Francis Scott Key Monument at Fort McHenry, Constellation Plaza. Depicts Greek mythological hero of music and poetry, Orpheus.
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
1994.42.070


Eastern High School.
Eastern High School, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Eastern High School. 1701-1735 East North Avenue, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.071


Park and Fire Departments building.
Fire Department, Lexington Street, Gay Street, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Park and Fire Departments building. Fire Department headquarters. Northwest corner of Lexington Street and Gay Street, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.072


Montebello School.
Montebello School, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Montebello School. 3200 Harford Road at 32nd Street, Baltimore. Opposite Clifton Park.
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
1994.42.073


Richmond Market and Armory.
Richmond Market and Armory, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Richmond Market and Armory. 800 block, Howard Street, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.074


Recreation Pier. Thames Street at foot of Broadway, Baltimore.
Baltimore Harbor, Piers, Thames Street, Broadway, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Recreation Pier. Thames Street at foot of Broadway, Baltimore.
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
1994.42.075


Street scene, elevated view. Looking west on Lexington Street from Charles Street, Baltimore.
Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Automobiles, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene, elevated view. Looking west on Lexington Street from Charles Street, Baltimore. Fidelity building, right; O'Neill Company, left; Baltimore Gas and Electric at end of block. Also shows Kay Jeweler Company, Bachrach Photographers, Huyler's Restaurant; part of The Century Theatre sign, automobiles, streetcar tracks; horse-drawn carts; Stewart and Company painted sign.
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
1994.42.076


Street scene. Baltimore Street looking east from Charles Street, Baltimore.
Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Automobiles, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Baltimore Street looking east from Charles Street, Baltimore. Shows Warner and Company, Hillton Clothes, Miller's, Robbins Hat, National Bank, Hearst Tower.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1925
1994.42.077


Street scene. Looking south on St. Paul Street, Baltimore.
Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Automobiles, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Looking south on St. Paul Street, Baltimore. Shows Harry M. Cotton Merchant Tailor, Emerson and Morgan Retail Coal, Monroe Clothes, First National Bank (Light Street and Redwood Street), streetcar, automobiles.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1925
1994.42.078


Street scene. Charles Street near 33rd Street, Baltimore.
Charles Street, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Automobiles, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Charles Street near 33rd Street, Baltimore.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1920 - 1930
1994.42.079


Street scene. Charles Street looking north from corner of Baltimore Street, Baltimore.
Charles Street, Baltimore Street, Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Business, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Julius Anderson Photograph Collection
Unidentified photographer
Street scene. Charles Street looking north from corner of Baltimore Street, Baltimore. Shows Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) building on left, The Hub (Division of Hecht Company) on right, Kranz-Smith Sanders & Stayman Pianos, Katz Jewelers, and automobiles.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1920 - 1930
1994.42.080