Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

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A color photograph of the boarded up entrance to 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. The entrance consists of three arched doorways in the brick facade, each boarded up. On the back is a handwritten inscription: [Picture of Church used in Baltimore / Maryland - in the Underground / Railroad route - Harriet Tubman used / this church on some of her trips / Richard Street Church / used for slaves - Date on front of / Church are 1827-1837 for slaves / Pictures taken in Fall 1980 / Vandalism has taken its toll on / the old historic church].

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