Great Old Photo of the Baltimore Basilica

Posted on October 22, 2013

What do you think of this old photo? I’m not sure when it’s from, but it’s likely somewhere around the 1900s.

Baltimore Basilica

Baltimore Basilica

Source: New York Public Library

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