"On the evening of May 13, 1861, General Benjamin Butler and 1,000 Union soldiers arrived at Baltimore's Camden Street Station by train. Under the cover of a thunderstorm, they fortified Federal Hill to ensure the city of Baltimore remained under Union control, after the Pratt Street Riot less than a month earlier."
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Baltimore - View of the Washington Monument looking east
Subject:
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Street scenes, Exterior, Architecture, Buildings, structures, etc., Monuments, Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, Parks and Squares 
Item ID:
[SVF]
Creator:
Unidentified photographer
Description:
Baltimore - Monuments & Memorials - View of Washington Monument looking east. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.82.VF.
Date of Original:
Ca. 1920
Collection:
Subject Vertical File
Type/Size:
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 