Henry Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer, Henry Portrait

Henry Oppenheimer, along with his parents and two of his sisters in 1866

Oppenheimer, Henry, along with his parents and two of his sisters in 1866

Henry Oppenheimer (center), along with his parents and two of his sisters in 1866

Henry Oppenheimer, along with his father Götz, and his four-year-old daughter Ella in 1901

Oppenheimer, Henry, along with his father Götz, and his four-year-old daughter Ella in 1901

Strouse and Brothers High Art Clothing in downtown Baltimore

Henry and Cora Oppenheimer, with their daughter, Ella, in Germany, 1900s

Oppenheimer, Henry and Cora, with their daughter, Ella, in Germany, 1900s

Henry and Cora Oppenheimer, with their daughter, Ella, in Germany in the first decade of the twentieth century

Hutzler Brothers Department Store

In September 1888, the Hutzler brothers erected a grand, multi-story “palace” on the site of their original store. Designed by…

Henry Oppenheimer honored at the Baltimore Retail Merchants’ Association Banquet, 1942

Oppenheimer, Henry honored at the Baltimore Retail Merchants’ Association Banquet, 1942

At a banquet on May 6, 1942, Henry Oppenheimer (right) was recognized for his twenty-five years of service to the…

Hutzler, David Portrait

Henry Oppenheimer’s father-in-law David Hutzler (1843-1915), was one of three brothers who operated the storied Hutzler Brothers Company department store…

Henry and Cora Oppenheimer during a vacation to Atlantic City in the early 1940s.

Oppenheimer, Henry and Cora during a vacation to Atlantic City in the early 1940s.

John E. Hurst & Company building during the Great Baltimore Fire, February 7, 1904

The Great Baltimore Fire: The John E. Hurst & Company building fifteen minutes after the fire alarm was sounded, February…