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1. MDHS_150830_01.JPG: The Enoch Pratt House Enoch Pratt (1806-1896) moved to Baltimore in 1831 to launch a wholesale hardware business on South Charles Street. By 1851 he had invested in western Maryland coal mines and iron foundries in the Baltimore neighborhood of Canton. He made his own merchandise, thereby ending his dependence on other manufacturers. Pratt became the president of the National Farmers' and Planters' Bank of Baltimore, president of the Baltimore Clearing House, and the Maryland Bankers' Association, in addition to establishing a role in several transportation companies. Pratt and his wife built their home on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Monument Street in 1845. As they had no children, Pratt gave much of his time and wealth to Baltimore's cultural and charitable institutions, serving as a trustee of the Peabody Institute as well as treasurer and chairman of its library committee. He founded the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children at Cheltenham, and the Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb at Frederick. In 1885 construction began on the Enoch Pratt Free Circulating Library. After constructing a central library building and four neighborhood branches, he presented them to the city along with a $1 million endowment indented for the perpetual support of a free public library system in Baltimore. In 1847 The Baltimore Equitable society issued an insurance policy to Enoch Pratt for his new home and stable noting a: "two story brick stable, 24 feet by 46 feet - built in a secure manner." In 1916, as a memorial to her husband H. Irvine Keyser, Mary Washington Keyser presented the former Enoch Pratt residence and its land to the MdHS as its permanent home.
2. MDHS_150830_04.JPG: Maryland Historical Society The Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) is the state's oldest continuously operating cultural institution. Founded in 1844, it was first located in the Athenaeum at St. Paul and Saratoga Streets. In 1919 it moved to its current location on W. Monument St. in the Mount Vernon Cultural District. Over 350 years of Maryland history comes to life through the MdHS's renowned collections and dynamic educational offerings. The permanent collection includes Francis Scott Key's original manuscript of the poem that became the National Anthem as well as one of the most extensive collections of Americana in the country. In addition to diverse permanent exhibitions, temporary exhibitions are open throughout the year in the galleries of the museum and the library.
3. MDHS_150830_06.JPG: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail In Full Glory At home in the city credited with helping to turn the tide for Americans in the War of 1812, the collections of the Maryland Historical Society preserve evidence of the people who live this history. The Center for Maryland History has the nation's largest collection representing the war in the Chesapeake and the 1814 Battle for Baltimore. Featured among the treasured artifacts is the original "Star-Spangled Banner" manuscript penned by Francis Scott Key. Quirk of History: Both the original Star-Spangled Banner flag and manuscript spent time in residences on West Monument Street. Major George Armistead's heirs retained the flag, heirs of Judge Joseph Nicholson (Key's brother-in-law) retained the manuscript -- each in family ownership for 93 years "Just a look at his manuscript should make better Americans of all who behold it. May it ever be a reminder of the heroism and patriotism of the defenders of Fort McHenry in 1814." -- Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro at the rededication of Key's manuscript, Maryland Historical Society, September 14 1954. Assembly of Troops Before the Battle of Baltimore, painted by North Point defender Thomas Ruckle, ca. 1814. Image/Courtesy Maryland Historical Society. "Old Defenders of the Battle of Baltimore," gathering in 1876 for the nation's centennial. Image/Courtesy Maryland Historical Society Founded in 1844, the Maryland Historical Society displays artifacts and documents acquired from War of 1812 veterans. Maryland Historical Society holds the earliest known manuscript for what became the national anthem of the United States, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. Image/Courtesy Maryland Historical Society.
4. MDHS_150830_20.JPG: Symbolism: "A Laurel Wreath and a Rudder for a Victorious Port City" The Battle Monument contains many symbols: (A) Classical Lady Baltimore presents a laurel victory wreath to the city. (B) She faces the harbor, source of Baltimore's prosperity, with a rudder in her left hand. (C) She wears the ancient crown of cities on her head. (D) The monument base, an Egyptian tomb, represents immortality. (E) Four fierce griffins guard the tomb's corners. (F) The column is a Roman fasces, or bundle of rods, symbolizing unity. (G) The names of the fallen defenders grace the column and the urns represent grief. (H) Three steps to the tomb's door evoke three years of war. (I) Eighteen stars signify the eighteen states then in the union.
5. MDHS_150830_23.JPG: Creation and History: "A Monument for Baltimore's 1814 Defenders" On September 12, 1815, the cornerstone of America's first true war memorial was laid with a solemn ceremony in Baltimore's Courthouse Square. The historic Battle Monument, completed by 1825 with $40,000 in private donations, was dedicated to the 39 citizen soldiers killed in the 1814 battles at North Point and Fort McHenry. Architect Maximilian Godefroy (1765-1840) designed the neo-classical 39 foot tall structure, covered with symbols, and Italian sculptor Antonio Capellano (1780-1840) created the griffins and the figure later known as Lady Baltimore. In 1827, the image of the Battle Monument became the official symbol of the city and remains in use today.
6. MDHS_150830_29.JPG: Baltimore's Defenders: "The Association of Old Defenders of Baltimore in 1814" The citizen soldiers who defended Baltimore from the British during the War of 1812 became honored veterans in middle age. Their names scroll down the side of the monument and represent the first example of commemoration for citizen soldiers rather than famous military figures. Over 1,000 of those "defenders" formed an official "association" in 1842. They met on Defenders' Day every September and gained increasing public attention for their contributions to the nation. As they grew older, their tales of military heroics at North Point and Fort McHenry became legendary. In 1884, the dwindling number of Old Defenders disbanded an in 1892 their descendants organized the Society of the War of 1812. Cecil County native and North Point veteran Elijah Bouldin Glenn may have been the last defender when he died in 1898 at 102 years of age.
7. MDHS_150830_34.JPG: Conservation: "Before the Sculpture loses all of its Visual Clarity" Even a marble monument needs careful attention after almost two centuries of exposure to the elements. Lady Baltimore, atop the Battle Monument, lost her right arm in a 1938 windstorm and local sculptor Hans Shuler replaced both the arm and the wreath clutched in her hand. In 1975, artist Reuben Kramer replaced the Lady's left arm holding a rudder. Occasional cleaning and repair kept the monument's decay in check until 2010 when conservator Steven Tatti recommended a complete overhaul. During extensive repair to stone, mortar, and bronze, Lady Baltimore, a priceless early American icon, was moved to the Maryland Historical Society on October 5, 2013, for her preservation and protection. A reproduction of Lady Baltimore now stands atop the monument, cast form the original, but made of materials that will better withstand the threats posed by exposure to the weather and pollution.
8. MDHS_150830_47.JPG: King Gambrinus, 1879: King Gambrinus originally stood in a niche above a door at John Frederick Wiessner and Sons' Baltimore brewery. It is the earliest surviving zinc sculpture of this popular icon of the brewing industry in the United States. In the second half of the 19th century most of the immigrants coming to Baltimore on the new steamship lines were German-speaking. This German-American community supported several German-language newspapers, joined German clubs, held masquerade balls, picnics, sporting events, operas, and brewed beer. John Frederick Wiessner, the son of a German brewer, arrived in Baltimore in 1853 and opened a brew house in the 1700 blokc of North Gay Street ten years later. In 1887 the company expanded and built a new brew house, which still stands at 1701 North Gay Street. At the time, this building, with its elaborate brickwork and tall central tower, was one of the largest breweries in the state. J.F. Wiessner and Sons Brewing Company closed due to prohibition (1920-1933) in 1924. The American Malt Company purchased the operation in 1931 and produced malt until the repeal of prohibition two years later. After prohibition, the company, reorganized as the American Brewery, began brewing beer. King Gambrinus was moved across the street to the brewery's beer garden and it became a local landmark. During the 1960s, the statue fell into disrepair, and Kenneth DeFontes, Sr., a truck mechanic at the American Brewery, was entrusted to put it back together. It was later moved in front of the brew house where it stood until the brewery closed in 1973. In 1976 King Gambrinus was the centerpiece of the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building exhibit, 1876: A Centennial Exhibition.
9. MDHS_150830_51.JPG: J.F. Wiessner and Sons Brewing Co., 1898: An 1898 view of the company shows the statue of King Gambrinus in a large niche in the back of the brewery complex.
10. MDHS_150830_55.JPG: American Brewery, c 1940s: By the 1940s, King Gambrinus stood in the American Brewery beer garden, across the street from the brew house.
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2015 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. I retired from the US Census Bureau in god-forsaken Suitland, Maryland on my 58th birthday in May. Yee ha! Trips this year: a quick trip to Florida. two Civil War Trust conferences (Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA), and my 10th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles). Ego Strokes: Carolyn Cerbin used a Kevin Costner photo in her USA Today article. Miss DC pictures were used a few times in the Washington Post. Number of photos taken this year: just over 550,000.
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