Clear 1903 View of Baltimore from Federal Hill

Posted on February 24, 2014

We posted this photo a while back, but now have a clearer version to share with you. Click on it for a much larger version.

Circa 1903. "Baltimore from Federal Hill." A freight terminal (O'Donnell's Wharf) and the Patapsco flour mill. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative.

Circa 1903. “Baltimore from Federal Hill.” A freight terminal (O’Donnell’s Wharf) and the Patapsco flour mill. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative.

Source: Shorpy

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