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Flag

Handmade state flag of North Carolina, which was put into effect in 1861, used throughout the Civil War. The first…

The Visitor

Oil on canvas painting of “The Visitor”, ca. 1910-1911, by Alice Worthington Ball. The artist (1869-1929) lived at 213 Monument…

Elizabeth Parker Foulke Beirne

Oil on Canvas portrait painting of Elizabeth Parker Foulke Beirne (1815-1864), ca. 1820, by James Peale. She was born in…

Carl Bersch

Oil on canvas self portrait painting of “Carl Bersch” (1834-1914), ca. 1900-1910, by Carl Bersch. Born Carl Friedrich Eduard Bersch…

Isabella Douglass Millholland

Oil on canvas portrait painting of “Isabella Douglass Millholland” (1761-1820) by Joshua Johnson. Isabella was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In…

View of Baltimore

Landscape view of Baltimore from the Northwest, showing the Courthouse, Presbyterian Church, and other structures and houses descending to the…