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PostcardEntry/Object ID
BAL-013Description
"Aerial View of Harbor showing Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md." Postcard
Printed in Color
American Flag Outside Front Building
Steaming Boats in Two Locations
"Fort McHenry stands in tribute to those men who faught bravely defending its ramparts during the bombardment of the British Fleet in 1814, and to Francis Scott Key, who at that time was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner. In 1925 the Government declared Fort McHenry a national park, after having restored it as nearly as possibile to its appearance in 1814. For McHenry is visited by more than 200,000 persons each year.