"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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Installation view: (detail) Wicker basket and water jug.
Subject:
Wilson, Fred, 1954-, African American history, Exhibitions, Mining the Museum 
Item ID:
MTM 007
Creator:
Maryland Historical Society Exhibition
Description:
Detail: Wicker basket and water jug. Mining the Museum: An Installation by Fred Wilson. Maryland Historical Society, 1992-1993. Joint exhibition with The Contemporary in Baltimore.
Date of Original:
1992-1993 (exhibit)
Collection:
Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 