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 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): 11 1/8 x 15 1/8in. (28.3 x 38.4cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

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.

Object number1987.103.0

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "A.R.D."InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE MASSACRE AT BALTIMORE. / THE SIXTH REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS RESISTING THE MOB WHILE PASSING THROUHT [sic] THE CITY ON THEIR WAY TO WASHINGTON, APRIL 19TH 1861. [leaf ornament]"
On verso, in pencil, lower right, "Print Drawer 26", accession number, and "o12686GSPX 200".

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