Portraits from the War of 1812 Collection

Farmerettes in the Woman's Land Army of America, working on a horse-drawn wagon pulling a hay-loading machine

Objects from the War of 1812 collection

Baltimore Orioles 1954 schedule, sponsored by Gunther Beer

Unloading bananas from United Fruit Company boat docked at Pratt Street, Baltimore

Market Street, Baltimore, 1850: busy street scene showing the Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts

Streetcar at the corner of Wolfe Street and Eastern Avenue in Baltimore, 1952

H.L. Mencken Collection

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New Collections

Federalsburg after the Flood

Masonic Temple and Schine's Federal Theatre This collection, from the Federalsburg Historical, contains photographs taken by William C. Kenney, a Baltimore County banker and amateur photographer, while visiting relatives on the Eastern Shore. The flood occurred on Friday, September 13, when the waters began to rise, and by nightfall the business district of the town was under 9 feet of water. This collection captures the flood and its aftermath.

Two Collections from Montgomery College

These two collections, Early Days of Montgomery College and Montgomery College Student Newspapers, capture the history of Montgomery College through photographs and student newspapers of the various campus that make up the community college system. Included are images of Bliss Electrical School, and newspapers from its earliest days at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.