"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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Thomas Viaduct, at Relay, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Subject:
Transportation--Trains; Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891; Bridges and viaducts; Paintings; Architecture--Exterior; Landscape--Water 
Item ID:
1945.105.4
Creator:
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891
Description:
Thomas Viaduct at Relay, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Oil on canvas by John H.B. Latrobe. Railroad cars are seen on a bridge, with women and children fishing over river banks with a path to the right and trees on the side.
Date of Original:
ca. 1850-1860
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 