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Artists' Excursion Over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Photograph Collection - PP262
Maryland Historical Society
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Special Collections Department
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ARTISTS’ EXCURSION OVER THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION – PP262
CA. 1857-1859
INVENTORY LIST
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History
“Distinguished artists and literati” were invited to make an excursion by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train starting from Baltimore to the Ohio River Valley and back. It began on May 31, 1859 and ended at Camden Station, Baltimore on June 5, 1859. The excursion was orchestrated by Maryland Institute Board member William Prescott Smith, an officer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and was sponsored by Harper’s New Monthly Magazine for an article which appeared in June of 1859 (No. CIX, Vol. XIX) by Porte Crayon (David Hunter Strother).
“The company’s guests were to travel at their leisure, stopping at all prominent points of interest long enough to examine the most notable productions of human science and labor; to enjoy the magnificent natural scenery for which the line is so famous; and, if so disposed, to exercise their talents…” – Porte Crayon
Note: It is unclear which photographs were a direct result of the excursion described in the Harper's New Monthly Magazine article. Dates have no been confirmed.
Collection Origin
Collected from several donations, including some originally made to the Peale/Baltimore City Life Museum.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of thirty-five salted paper prints in two boxes, one oversized. Harpers Ferry and other parts of West Virginia (which, at the time the photographs were taken, was Virginia) make up most of the collection, with other photographs in Cumberland, Elysville, Relay, and Frederick, Maryland. Also included are other locations unknown. Rural landscape scenes and train bridges are prominently featured.
Note: It is unclear which photographs were a direct result of the excursion described in the Harper's New Monthly Magazine article. Dates have no been confirmed.
Arrangement
The collection is separated by size: Box 1 consists of approximately 8x10 inch prints and Box 2 consists of all oversized photographs. Box 1 begins with scenes in Maryland and moves on to West Virginia. One photograph is framed and in separate storage in the P&P Room.
Container List
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Listings in red are links to preview images in the Collections Online database.
Box 1
Item ID | Description | Size/Format | Notes |
8x10 in. salted paper print |
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8x10 in. salted paper print | Copy negative: Z24.32.VF | ||
8x10 in. salted paper print |
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8x10 in. salted paper print |
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8x10 in. salted paper print |
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8x10 in. salted paper print | Copy negative: Z24.100.VF | ||
8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.97.VF | ||
8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.25.VF | ||
8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.98.VF | ||
PP262.10 | Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.1500 |
8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892 | ||
PP262.12 | United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Shows person (out of focus) in foreground). Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.490 |
Group portrait. Glover's Gap, west of Fairmount, Virginia (now West Virginia), ca. 1857-1859. | 8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892 | |
PP262.14 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Looking toward Maryland Heights. Shows group on bridge. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.1525. |
PP262.15 | Group on cowcatcher of train, beyond Piedmont. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Shows view cameras in foreground. Unidentified photographer, not dated. | 8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.31.VF |
8x10 in. salted paper print | Accession: 49892. Copy negative: Z24.27 | ||
PP262.17 | Group on cowcatcher of train. Shows men and women on train. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 8.5 x 8.5 in. salted paper print |
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Box 2 (Oversized)
Item ID | Description | Size/Format | Notes |
PP262.18 | Group on cowcatcher of train. Shows men and women on train. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 8.5 x 8.5 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 1. |
PP262.19 | Rural landscape. Shows houses, bridge, water, and mountains. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 15.5 x 12.25 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 2. |
PP262.20 | Railroad train No. 232. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Shows conductors. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 16.25 x 14 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 2. Caution: Print is deteriorating. Copy negative: Z24.1843 |
PP262.21 | Rural landscape with unidentified bridge. Shows houses, bridge, water, and mountain. Probably Harper Ferry, West Virginia. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 17.25 x 14 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 2. PP262.22 is the same image. |
PP262.22 | Rural landscape with unidentified bridge. Shows houses, bridge, water, and mountain. Probably Harper Ferry, West Virginia. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 16.75 x 14 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 2. PP262.21 is the same image. |
PP262.23 | Railroad train on unidentified bridge. Shows train, bridge, water, mountain, and people on bridge. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 17.25 x 13.75 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 3. PP262.24 is the same image. |
PP262.24 | Railroad train on unidentified bridge. Shows train, bridge, water, mountain, and people on bridge. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 15.75 x 13.25 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 3. PP262.23 is the same image. |
PP262.25 | Unidentified bridge. Shows town, bridge, water, and people seated along water. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 17.25 x 15 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 3. PP262.26 is the same image. |
PP262.26 | Unidentified bridge. Shows town, bridge, water, and people seated along water. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 16.5 x 12.75 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 3. PP262.25 is the same image. |
PP262.27 | Unidentified bridge. Town in background. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 17.25 x 14 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 4. PP262.28 is the same image. |
PP262.28 | Unidentified bridge. Town in background. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 17.75 x 15 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 4. PP262.27 is the same image. |
PP262.29 | Unidentified bridge. Shows water and mountain. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 15.25 x 12 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 4. PP262.30 is the same image. |
PP262.30 | Unidentified bridge. Shows water and mountain. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 12.25 x 14 in. salted paper print | Located in Folder 4. PP262.29 is the same image. |
PP262.31 | Bollman ? Bridge. Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Chase & Bachrach, view photos, northeast corner of Eutaw and Lexington Streets, Baltimore. | 12.75 x 9.75 in. mounted print | Located in Folder 5. |
PP262.32 | Railroad train. Tray Run, Cheat River, Virignia (now West Virginia). Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 13.75 x 7 in. mounted print | Located in Folder 5. |
PP262.33 | Unidentified bridge. Shows water and mountain. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 16.75 x 13.5 in. mounted print | Located in Folder 5. |
PP262.34 | Railroad train on unidentified bridge. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 13.75 x 12.5 in. mounted print | Located in Folder 5. |
PP262.35 | Tray Run Viaduct, Cheat River Grade. Shows people on bridge. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 16.75 x 14 in. mounted salted paper print | Located in Folder 5. |
Group on cowcatcher of train. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1857-1859. | 9.25 x 8 in. framed salted paper print | Framed Storage, P&P Room |
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