Photograph of Orchard Street Church

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photograph of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. This image depicts the pressed-brick facade that faces Orchard Street and features a large round window. A handwritten inscription on the back reads: [Richard(sic) Street Church / in Baltimore, Maryland / Used for Slaves from 1827-37 / Pictures taken Fall 1980].

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