View of Federal Hill in Baltimore, Maryland, looking south from Pratt Street. The view shows the Dudley/Porter Marine Observatory in the background. This full-plate daguerreotype is part of a series of photographs considered to be the first comprehensive photographic recording of Baltimore City.
circa 1844-1850
Full-plate daguerreotype
6.5 x 8.5 inches
CSPH 657
1 cased photograph (from group of 9)
17706
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.
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