View of the Inner Harbor and downtown Balitmore, Maryland as seen from Federal Hill. This full-plate daguerreotype was created by Henry H. Clark (1814-1899), who is generally recognized as Baltimore's first landscape photographer. The sidewheel steamship in the foreground is the "S. S. Tennessee," which was built for the Baltimore & Southern Packet Company. Visible…

Baltimore Inner Harbor from Federal Hill

Description

View of the Inner Harbor and downtown Balitmore, Maryland as seen from Federal Hill. This full-plate daguerreotype was created by Henry H. Clark (1814-1899), who is generally recognized as Baltimore's first landscape photographer. The sidewheel steamship in the foreground is the "S. S. Tennessee," which was built for the Baltimore & Southern Packet Company. Visible in the background is the Baltimore Basilica at left and the Washington Monument at center.

Creator

Clark, Henry H.

Date

circa 1853

Production Note

Full-plate daguerreotype

Dimensions

6.5 x 8.5 inches

Object ID

CSPH 660

Extent

1 print (from group of 9)

Resource ID

17709

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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