- Photograph by
- Mariline Northrup Wilkins
- Subject of
- Orchard Street United Methodist Church, founded 1837
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of the broken windows 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. The image shows a large arched window with most of the panes of glass broken or completely missing. On the back is a handwritten inscription:
- [Picture of Richard Street Church / in Baltimore, Maryland / Used for slaves from 1827-1837 / A stop on Underground Railroad / vandalism took it's toll - / The area where this church is located / is being rehabilitated the church / is to be restored. / Picture taken Fall of 1980].
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- color photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.14.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




