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Photograph of a drawing of the Fort McHenry bombardment, Baltimore, Maryland, undated

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Summary:Photograph of a drawing of the Fort McHenry bombardment, Baltimore, Maryland, undated. "An old print, now very rare, showing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor by the British fleet on September 12-14, 1814. On[e] of these prints is owned by the Maryland Historical society, another by the Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore and another by the Congressional Library, Washington."
Creator:Bower, John
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Baltimore
Temporal subject: 1814-09-13
1814-09-14
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Baltimore
Topical subjects:Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.)
Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814
United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations--British
United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns & battles
Bombardment
ArchivesUM location:Baltimore News American Photograph Collection, 1925-1972
  • series 206
  • folder 6
  • item 14
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
War, Military
Copyright holder:Baltimore News American