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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 |
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Men, Women, Architecture, Buildings, structures, etc., Rowhouses, Business
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Streets - Lexington Street - unit blk, west. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.2.1, Z24.2.VF, Z26.4.
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. 1895
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Horse-drawn wagons, Urban Landscape, Rowhouses, Business
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Streets - Market Place. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.49.VF & Z4.620.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1900
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Architecture, Rowhouses, Business
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Streets - Market Place - Ca. 1900 "Sam Louis, 116, Harness/Saddles".
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Ca. 1900
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Horse-drawn wagons, Architecture, Rowhouses, Business
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Streets - Market Place - Ca. 1900 In background: M.L. Himmel: manufacturer of Store, Office, Saloon Fixtures, 711 E. Balto. Street.
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Ca. 1900
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Exterior, Theater, Buildings, structures, etc.
Hughes Company
Baltimore - Theatres - Holliday Street Theatre - 100 North Holliday Street.
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. 1917
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Architecture, Theater, Buildings, structures, etc.
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Theatres - Holliday Street Theatre - 100 North Holliday Street.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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April 1917
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Architecture, Theater, Buildings, structures, etc.
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Theatres - Holliday Street Theatre - 100 North Holliday Street. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.30.VF & Z24.24.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1917
[SVF]
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Portrait group, Men, Women, Laborers, Construction, Industry, Business, Transportation, Streetcars, Horse-drawn wagons
Unidentified Photographer
Wires - placing electric wires underground - Howard Street. "Do you remember Monday" "Under Costumes" Balto. views JE. Henry. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.7.VF & Z24.376.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1901
[SVF]
Photographs, Landscapes, Water, Portrait group, Men, Women, Baltimore County, Leisure, Recreation, Parks and squares,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore County - Lake Roland. Fishing on the lake. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.20.1, Z24.20.2, Z24.23.1.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Not dated
[SVF]
Photographs, Exterior, Prince George's County, Churches and synagogues
T.W.S. Phelps
Prince George's County - Churches - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Laurel, MD. Verso reads: "St. Mary's R.C. Church. Laurel, MD. As it appeared when completed in 1843. Photo - see signature in lower left corner - by T.W.S. Phelps".
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1843
[SVF]
PP1; Stereoview Collection; Photographs; Baltimore (Md.); Architecture; Buildings, structures, etc.; horse-drawn wagons; Street scenes
W.M. Chase
Baltimore - Buildings - Eutaw House - Ca. 1870-75 Stereoview by W.M. Chase United States Views Metropolitan and Suburban Scenery, Baltimore, MD. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.86.VF.
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Ca. 1870-75
[PP1.1.35]
PP93; Charles Chaney Collection; Photographs; Baltimore (Md.), Landscape; Parks and Squares; Druid Hill Park; Woodberry;
Charles Chaney
Woodberry, West from Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Photograph by Charles Chaney.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1902
[PP93.8]
PP93; Charles Chaney Collection; Photographs; Baltimore (Md.), Landscape; Parks and Squares; Druid Hill Park; Woodberry;
Charles Chaney
Woodberry, East from Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Photograph by Charles Chaney.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1902
[PP93.9]
PP152; Gail-Hinrichs Family Photograph Collection; Photographs; Baltimore (Md.); Buildings, structures, etc.; Reservoir Hill; Druid Hill;
Unidentified Photographer
Gail Estate on Eutaw Place.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1900
[PP152.9]
PP152; Gail-Hinrichs Family Photograph Collection; Photographs; Baltimore (Md.); Buildings, structures, etc.; Reservoir Hill; Druid Hill;
Unidentified Photographer
Hinrichs' Home at 2302 Linden Avenue. Verso reads: "This is the old home of Hinrichs family that stood on north west corner of Linden Ave. and Ducatel St. (#2302 Linden Ave). The family moved from John Street about 1887 or 1888. I was born here on November 16, 1891. Ernest [Henry?] Hinrichs. This house was moved down the hill about year 1880 when the big G. William Gail House was built. This was the old [Felgreen?] farm house before that."
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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Ca. 1900
[PP152.1]
PP262, Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection; Photographs; Landscapes; Virginia; West Virginia; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Bridges and viaducts; Railroads; Trains; Transportation
Unidentified Photographer
Bollman Bridge near Elysville, Cumberland, B&O Railroad Views Photographers Special. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.29.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1857
[PP262.01]
PP262, Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection; Photographs; Landscapes; Virginia; West Virginia; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Bridges and viaducts; Railroads; Trains; Transportation
Unidentified Photographer
Railroad Train on Bollman Bridge. B&O Railroad Views. Photographers Special. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.32.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1857
[PP262.02]
PP262, Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection; Photographs; Landscapes; Virginia; West Virginia; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Bridges and viaducts; Railroads; Trains; Transportation
Unidentified Photographer
Railroad Train at Frederick Junction. B&O Railroad Views. Photographers Special. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.99.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1857
[PP262.03]
PP262, Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection; Photographs; Landscapes; Maryland; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Bridges and viaducts; Railroads; Trains; Transportation
Unidentified Photographer
ridge over Patterson's Creek (Md.). B&O Railroad Views. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.30.VF.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1857
[PP262.04]
PP262, Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection; Photographs; Landscapes; Maryland; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Railroads; Trains; Transportation
Unidentified Photographer
Landscape: Mt. Airy, Maryland. B&O Railroad Views. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.97.VF.
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1857
[PP262.07]
