MSA SC 304-2-1
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00/09/02/10
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Baltimore's Front Street Theater was the site of the 1864 renomination of Abraham Lincoln for a second term with Andrew Johnson, after much controversy, as his vice president.
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MSA SC 304-2-2
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00/09/02/10
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Obituary and biographical articles about Gen. John Mifflin Hood, president of the United Railways (Dec. 17, 1906). A statue of him was unveiled in Baltimore in May 1911. He had also spent many years as head of the Western Maryland Railroad.
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MSA SC 304-2-3
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00/09/02/10
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Hon. William Pinkney Whyte, Maryland governor, senator, attorney general - political history and newspaper "photos" of him at various stages of his life.
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MSA SC 304-2-4
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1933/09/10
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00/09/02/10
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Comparison of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore with the Battle of New Orleans (Sept. 10, 1933 newspaper article)
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MSA SC 304-2-5
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00/09/02/10
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History of Baltimore's Old Shot Tower - cornerstone laid by Charles Carroll of Carrollton on June 2, 1828 - article and photo about its being condemned for safety reasons (undated)
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MSA SC 304-2-6
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00/09/02/10
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History of the old turnpike from Baltimore to Philadelphia with picture of a dollar note of the old Susquehanna Bridge and Bank Company.
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MSA SC 304-2-7
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00/09/02/10
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History, with illustrations, of firefighting in Baltimore.
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MSA SC 304-2-8
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00/09/02/10
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Obituary and bio of Dr. Sidney O. Heiskell (January 190?) who was the assistant commissioner of health and quarantine for the Port of Baltimore.
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MSA SC 304-2-9
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00/09/02/10
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History of the St. George's Society, formed in Baltimore on December 31, 1866, to care for British people who were being discriminated against by the Americans.
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MSA SC 304-2-10
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00/09/02/10
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The Improved Order of Red Men is presumed to be the oldest purely American fraternal order and was formally organized in Baltimore in 1833.
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MSA SC 304-2-11
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00/09/02/10
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Two newspaper articles about the social history of Baltimore during the Civil War.
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MSA SC 304-2-12
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00/09/02/10
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Edgar Allan Poe's burial place; Poe's Irish roots and the impact the Irish had on Baltimore.
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MSA SC 304-2-13
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00/09/02/10
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Various newspaper articles about public parks, esp. Druid Hill Park, Gwynn Falls Park, Clifton Park, in the Baltimore area. One article lists the parks with brief descriptions.
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MSA SC 304-2-14
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00/09/02/10
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Baltimore streets renumbered in 1886 over the objection of the mayor. Changes in Baltimore street names over time.
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MSA SC 304-2-15
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00/09/02/10
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Glimpses of Old Baltimore, incl. history of erection of the Washington Monument on Mount Vernon Place. Cator Collection (1752-1931) at Enoch Pratt Library.
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