Maryland's State Building stood between the pavilions of West Virginia
and Oklahoma, not far from the New York Building. It was pure Colonial in
style, and homelike and comfortable. In the large reception hall was a copy
of Van Dyck's portrait of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I., from whom
the State took its name, and beneath this was the first piano made in America.
There were paintings of Francis Scott Key, who composed the "Star Spangled
Banner," and of Lord and Lady Baltimore. Portraits of Cardinal Gibbons,
Admiral Schley and other noted sons of Maryland added to the interest of
the exhibit. A collection of photographs of historic documents was shown,
and a large space was devoted to a photographic reproduction of the district
in Baltimore which suffered by the great fire. There were numerous rooms
in the building for the convenience of those connected with the State Commission.
Maryland had made a striking display in the Palace
of Mines, consisting of minerals, building stones, pottery, fire-clay
and coal, and in the Palace of Agriculture her
exhibit was one of noteworthy ones. In the Palace of Horticulture a good
display was made, with particular attention to the peach industry.
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