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Sun Iron Building
Subject:
Photographs; Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Street scene
Item ID:
CC976
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
Sun Iron Building, southeast corner Baltimore Street and South Street. First iron building completed in the U.S., finished in 1851.
Date of Original:
ca. 1880-1890
Collection:
City Hall, 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 

