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Baltimore Fire

Description

Landscape scene of the Great Baltimore Fire which occurred February 8, 1904. Seen from afar across rooftops and the harbor, fire spreads across the city in orange and yellow flames. A small steamboat appears in harbor, with some orange ripples reflecting on green-gray water surface covered in smoke.

Date

1904

Materials

Oil on canvas

Object ID

BCLM-MA.848

Resource ID

9293

Credit Line

Baltimore City Life Museum Collection

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.