The Massacre at Baltimore.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson (American, 1859 - 1864)

PublisherPublished by George Whiting (American, 1820 - 1862)

Date1861

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 13in. (21.6 x 33cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 14in. (25.2 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1948.13.20

DescriptionA mob of men in civilian clothes is attacking a regiment of soldiers in uniform. Most of the civilians are throwing paving stones from the cobblestone street. One man shoots a pistol, another shoots a rifle. One man appears to be African American. Some men appear to be dead or wounded. The soldiers stand in formation, firing rifles with fixed bayonets into the crowd. Three men watch from a second story window at the left. The masts and sails of sailing vessels are in the right background.

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