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1904

  • Work on this object began.

1914

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, "Fort McHenry"

This is a Drawing. It was published by Charles Scribners’ Sons and illustrated by Homer Wayland Colby. It is dated ca. 1909 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is pen and black ink on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

21.2 × 28.1 cm (8 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, "Fort McHenry"; Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; Illustrated by Homer Wayland Colby (American, 1874–1950); pen and black ink on illustration board; 21.2 × 28.1 cm (8 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.); 1963-91-9

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