Sunset off Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Sunset off Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Sunset off Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md.
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Few views in the Detroit Publishing Company's catalog pair a military landmark with working boats quite like this one. Fort McHenry, the star-shaped brick fort guarding the entrance to Baltimore's harbor, is best known as the place where Francis Scott Key watched the bombardment during the War of 1812 and was inspired to write what became "The Star-Spangled Banner." Here the fort sits quietly at day's end while fishing boats cross the water, and the sunset light rests on the harbor. The photograph dates to about 1906 and was copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Company, which produced many scenic views of American cities and landscapes for sale to tourists.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 019140. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Fishing boats; Sunset; Harbors. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,206 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106805 |
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