"…that the “Star-Spangled Banner,” composed by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, did not become our national anthem until 1931?"
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Sank, James W.
Subject:
Portrait Male; Photographs--Cased object; American Civil War, 1861-1865; African American history 
Item ID:
CSPH 338
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
James W. Sank. Sank enlisted into the Purnell Legion Infantry during the American Civil War. Sank served three years and returned to Baltimore as a letter carrier.
Date of Original:
ca. 1865
Collection:
Cased Photographs Collection; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Image; Physical object
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 