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. 

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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
Druid Hill Park Gate, Madison Avenue entrance.
Structures, Architecture, Street scene, Parks and squares, Druid Hill, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore (Md.)
Unidentified photographer
Druid Hill Park Gate, Madison Avenue entrance. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
Not Dated
MC4729


Battle Monument Square, Baltimore
War of 1812, Street scene, Horse-drawn wagons, Courthouses, Parks and squares, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Buildings, Structures, Architecture
Unidentified photographer
Battle Monument Square, Baltimore. Shows monument, court house, northwest side of Calvert Street, 300 block. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
Not Dated
MC4730


Lexington Street, west from Liberty Street.
Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Architecture, Baltimore (Md.), Automobiles, Buildings, structures, Street scene
Unidentified photographer
Lexington Street, west from Liberty Street. Shows streetcar tracks, automobiles, and pedestrians. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
December 10, 1915
MC4731


Immigrant Pier, Canton or Locust Point.
Piers & wharves, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Immigrant Pier, Canton or Locust Point. Shows barges. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
Not Dated
MC4732


Immigrants at Locust Point, deck of ship in harbor.
Immigrants, Locust Point, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Immigrants at Locust Point, deck of ship in harbor. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1904 or 1910
MC4733 .3


Pens for destinations separation, immigrants at Locust Point
Children, Immigrants, Locust Point, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Pens for destinations separation, immigrants at Locust Point. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1904 or 1910
MC4733 .4


Lunch counter, immigrants at Locust Point.
Women's history, Immigrants, Locust Point, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Lunch counter, signs in different languages. Immigrants at Locust Point. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1904 or 1910
MC4733 .5


Group after unloading, immigrants at Locust Point.
Immigrants, Locust Point, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Children
Unidentified photographer
Group after unloading, immigrants at Locust Point. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1904 or 1910
MC4733 .6


Immigrants aboard ship, Locust Point
Immigrants, Locust Point, Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Immigrants aboard ship, Locust Point. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (B&O) Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1904 or 1910
MC4733 .7


Pratt Street looking west from near Commerce Street, after fire.
Railroads, Buildings, structures, Architecture, Fire and explosions, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unidentified photographer
Pratt Street looking west from near Commerce Street, after fire. Shows dock area, aerial view. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
Not dated
MC4734


China Street, construction
Laborers, Construction, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Rowhouses, Photographs
Unidentified photographer
China Street, construction. Baltimore. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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
Not dated
MC4736


Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company map of railroad tracks in Baltimore (copy photograph)
Railroads, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Photographs, Maps, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Unknown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company map of railroad tracks in Baltimore (copy photograph). Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. Note: Reference photograph. This is not an original map.
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
Not dated
MC4737


National Marine Bank. 33 South Gay Street, northeast corner of Water Street.
Buildings, structures, Architecture, Horse-drawn wagons, Banks and banking, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
Unidentified photographer
National Marine Bank. 33 South Gay Street, northeast corner of Water Street. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1905
MC4738


Custom House and National Marine Bank, Gay Street
Buildings, structures, Architecture, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Horse-drawn wagons
Unidentified photographer
Custom House and National Marine Bank, Gay Street. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1905
MC4739


Baltimore Street looking west towards Guilford Avenue.
Horse-drawn wagons, Architecture, Buildings, structures, etc., Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Automobiles
Unidentified photographer
Baltimore Street looking west towards Guilford Avenue. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1905
MC4740


Hamburg Street, looking east.
Neighborhoods, Houses, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Rowhouses, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection
Unidentified photographer
Hamburg Street, looking east. East of Howard Street. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, 8x10 glass, Box 4. 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. 1905
MC4741 A


Aerial view of area around City Hall
Courthouses, Photographs, Aerial photographs, Baltimore (Md.), City Hall, Architecture, Buildings, structures, etc.
Unidentified photographer
Aerial view of area around City Hall, looking west. Baltimore. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1919. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.6.VF.
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. 1919
[SVF]


Baltimore - Air Raid Warning System - World War II - Street Scene
Photographs, Street scenes, World War II, 1939-1945, Baltimore (Md.), Military, Street scenes (MdHS), Men
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Air Raid Warning System - World War II - Unidentified Street Scene - Group of men looking at piles of sandbags. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.51.VF.
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
Not dated
[SVF]


Baltimore - Air Raid Warning System - World War II
Photographs, Street scenes, World War II, 1939-1945, Baltimore (Md.), Military, Street scenes, Men, Police, Police Dept., St. Paul Street
Unidentified Photographer
SVF - Baltimore - Air Raid Warning System - World War II - St. Paul & Baltimore Street. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.52.VF.
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
Not dated
[SVF]


Baltimore - Great Western Carriage Repository
Photographs, Street scenes, Baltimore (Md.), Business and Industries, Business, Transportation, Horse-drawn wagons, Vehicles,
Unidentified Photographer
Baltimore - Carriages & Coaches - Great Western Carriage Repository - 120 North Howard Street between Franklin & Mulberry Street. F.G. Dandelet, French Steam Dyer and Scourer, 122 N. Howard. P. Morton & Son Dealers Inc., 118 N. Howard. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.41.VF.
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. 1875
[SVF]