Uncle Sam: "That's the spirit! Just roll up your sleeves and--"
Baltimore: "Yes, come back in a short time and we'll show you the model American city."
Entitled, "A New Baltimore in Process of Constructon," Baltimore (right) informs Uncle Sam (left) it will become an ideal American city. Photo courtesy of Maryland Historical Society.
"He's the Cynosure of All Eyes," Characters represent Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago observing Baltimore constructing the city. Photo courtesy of Maryland Historical Society.
(1848) Lithograph portraying "Mose," a mythical fireman of Herculean proportions. "Mose loved to fight, but did real volunteer firemen find pleasure in it too?" This lithograph compared Mose to volunteer firemen, mocking their ways. Lithograph courtesy of National Museum of American History.