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.

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 WarAfrican American HistoryPhotographs
War of 1812Women's HistoryBenjamin Henry Latrobe
PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Sculpture exhibition, Fifth Regiment Armory
Art--Exhibitions., Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
Sculpture exhibition, Fifth Regiment Armory. The Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 3.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1908
MC2827-15


Mount Clare, Carroll Park
Carroll Family, Baltimore (Md.). Mount Clare, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Historic homes
Unknown
Mount Clare, Carroll Park. The Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 3.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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Unknown
MC2911-4


Washington Monument [Baltimore, Md.]
Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore (Md.). Mount Vernon, Landscape, Street scene--Urban Landscape, Photographs, Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
Washington Monument [Baltimore, Md.], 1909. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1909
MC2901-1


Washington Monument [Baltimore, Md.]
Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore (Md.). Mount Vernon, Landscape, Street scene--Urban Landscape, Photographs, Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
Washington Monument [Baltimore, Md.], 1909. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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1909
MC2901-2


John Eager Howard monument [Baltimore, Md.]
Monuments, Photographs, Howard Family, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore (Md.). Mount Vernon
Unknown
John Eager Howard monument, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, 1909. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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1909
MC2901-3


Wildflower [sculpture]
Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments
Unknown
"Wildflower" sculpture by Edward Berge. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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1909
MC2901-4


Union Soldiers and Sailors monument [Baltimore, Md.]
American Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments, Sculpture.
Unknown
Union Soldiers and Sailors monument by A. A. Weiman, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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1909
MC2901-5


Military Courage [sculpture]
Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments
Unknown
Military Courage. Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye. Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2902-1


War [sculpture]
Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments
Unknown
War. Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye. Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2902-3


War [sculpture]
Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments
Unknown
War. Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye. Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 negatives, box 4.
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1909
MC2902-4


Lion [sculpture]
Sculpture., Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Monuments
Unknown
Lion. Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye. Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2902-5


Oakland spring house or dairy on original site
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, Architecture, Photographs, Farming
Unknown
Oakland spring house or dairy on original site by Benjamin H. Latrobe (1764-1820), ca. 1812. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2903-1


Central Y.M.C.A., Cathedral and Franklin Streets
Photographs, Architecture--Exterior, Street scene, Street scene--Urban Landscape, Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
Central Y.M.C.A., Cathedral and Franklin Streets, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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Unknown
MC2903-2


U.S. Courthouse, Guilford Avenue and Fayette Street
Architecture--Exterior, Courthouses, Photographs, Street scene, Street scene--Urban Landscape
Unknown
U.S. Courthouse, Guilford Avenue and Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2903-3


Wilson House, Calvert Street
Photographs, Historic homes, Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
Wilson House, Calvert Street. Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2903-5


Flag House, Pratt and Albemarle Streets
Portrait--Children, Street scene--Urban Landscape, Star-spangled banner (Song), Historic homes, Photographs, Street scene,
Unknown
Flag House, Pratt and Albemarle Streets, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2911-1


Savings Bank of Baltimore, Baltimore Street and South Charles Street
Baltimore (Md.), Street scene--Urban Landscape, Banks and banking, Photographs, Architecture--Exterior, Street scene
Unknown
Savings Bank of Baltimore. Baltimore Street and South Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2911-2


University of Maryland School of Medicine, Lombard Street
Medicine., Photographs, University of Maryland, Colleges and universities, Baltimore (Md.)
Unknown
University of Maryland, School of Medicine. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC2911-3


Athenaeum (William Howard house), northwest corner of Charles and Franklin Streets
Clubs and organizations, Howard Family, Photographs, Architecture--Exterior, Street scene, Street scene--Urban Landscape
Unknown
Athenaeum (William Howard house), northwest corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch glass negatives, box 4.
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Unknown
MC3011-1


Athenaeum (William Howard house), northwest corner of Charles and Franklin Streets
Clubs and organizations, Howard Family, Photographs, Architecture--Exterior, Street scene, Street scene--Urban Landscape
Unknown
Athenaeum (William Howard house), northwest corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. Robert L. Harris Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch glass negatives, box 4.
Public use restricted to reproduction. For more information, please contact special_collections@mdhs.org
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Unknown
MC3011-2