The Baltimore Sanitary Fair

Title

The Baltimore Sanitary Fair

Abstract

Artist

Date

April 24, 1864

Transcription

Recto: "All trimmed with evergreen // Union // make this temple 200 feet behind the Baltimore stand // Allegany // windows // Baltimore county // lace // lace // lace // Baltimore county // lace // All kinds of children's weaving goods."
Verso: "Sunday Apr. 24 // the Baltimore Sanitary Fair // Looking from the main entrance // shall leave for Annapolis tomorrow // all the staff are at Annapolis // Col. Gather in Wash. // Monday at 7AM."

Condition

Poor condition; bottom right quarter mostly gone; one vertical fold; two horizontal fold marks in bottom left corner.

Medium

graphite on paper

Dimensions

13.5 x 9.0 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

39.2903848, -76.6121893

Source

Original drawing location: CW-UK-MD-4-24-64 (Box 10).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4987

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-UK-MD-4-24-64

Citation

“The Baltimore Sanitary Fair,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2715.