"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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Maryland Institute Burning During Great Fire, 1904.
Subject:
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Fire, 1904.; Baltimore (Md.)--Colleges and universities; Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Baltimore (Md.)--Markets 
Item ID:
MC7610
Creator:
Bayer, Andrew
Description:
Maryland Institute Burning During Great Fire, 1904. Photograph by Andrew Bayer, 1904. In 1904, the Maryland Institute was located above the Center Market on Baltimore Street. The building had covered an entire block and had two stories above the market, with two towers. Photograph by Andrew Bayer. Mounted print.
Date of Original:
1904
Collection:
Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Image
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 