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View of Baltimore, Md. : from Federal Hill

Description: Image of an elevated landscape view of Baltimore, Maryland, from Federal Hill showing sightseers on the hillside in the immediate foreground, and houses, yards with cows, boats in the harbor, and the cityscape across the water into the distance.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1847
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000523
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
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Toledo, O : Taken from East Toledo

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the city of Toledo, Ohio, showing pedestrians and sheep on a hillside in the immediate foreground, with a dirt road, horse-drawn vehicles, commercial properties, a bridge, and boats on the Maumee River behind, and the cityscape across the water into the distance; the bridge has a sign at its entrance that reads, "$5.00 fine for driving faster than a walk"; with a bottom border panel containing seven vignettes of eye-level views of the front facades of the "Oliver House," "Trinity Church," Post Office," "Court House," "High School," "Sisters of Charity," and the "Oprhans Asylum," and a top border panel containing seven vignettes of the front facades of "St. Patrick's Academy," "American House," "Mr. Baker's Residence," "Peter Lenks Brewery," "Mr. Deveau's Residence," "Bethel Church," and "A. Stephan's Brewery."

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Belger Barracks, Baltimore, Md

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Image of an elevated view of the Camp Belger military camp barracks in Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; long ranks of soldiers drilling in yard in front of camp buildings; horse-drawn carriage on dirt road in foreground; list of names of military personnel of the 51st Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in bottom margin.

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Maryland : city of Baltimore

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Image of an eye-level landscape view of a waterfront scene, with boats and the city of Baltimore, Maryland, in the distance, and people harvesting wheat in the foreground, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Maryland and two plant stalks.

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Bluff Point Crooked Lake, N. Y

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Image of an elevated landscape view of Crooked Lake (now called Keuka Lake) in Yates County in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State, looking out from a hillside towards fields, a fence, trees, and the rooftop of a house, with the lake, scattered boats, surrounding hills, and the large hill of Bluff Point in the center; a dog and two people are in the immediate foreground.

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Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD

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Image of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, along the Chesapeake Bay during the American Civil War; military tents stretch along the shore with the fort behind; sailboats and steamboats sail along the bay with a lighthouse in the foreground.

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Bird’s-eye view of the great suspension bridge, connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn - from New York looking south-east

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Image of an elevated cityscape view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City looking southeast towards Brooklyn and showing the city and boats in the East River; caption at bottom margin centered.

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View of Baltimore, Md. : from Federal Hill

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