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See www.hammondharwoodhouse.org/ and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond-Harwood_House and hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0035 for more on the lower building, which still exists and is open to the public. hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0084 includes at least one photograph of the stables at Homewood -- the upper picture.

The Hammond Harwood House (bottom) is at 19 Maryland Ave in Annapolis. Lots of other gorgeous detail pictures of the house appear elsewhere in Flickr if you search by the name. From www.hometownannapolis.com/tour_hammond.html: "The Hammond-Harwood House is the architectural masterpiece of renowned designer and joiner, William Buckland. Built in 1774 for patriot Mathias Hammond, the house epitomizes the sophisticated lifestyle of colonial Annapolis. With its ornately carved mouldings, this house is considered the finest example of five-part Georgian architecture in colonial America, featuring formal rooms with mid 18th and early 19th century furnishings and fine arts. The fine collections include portraits by the Peale family. A public museum since 1926, the Hammond-Harwood House Association maintains the house and grounds."

Thank you swanq for your identification of the Hammond-Harwood House and the Homewood stables cyanotypes by Thomas Smillie! We would also like to thank canaan_1977 for the background information on the Hammond-Harwood House! We especially appreciate the weblinks included in your comments. Your efforts have made these images more accessible and useable, which are goals shared by both Flickr and the Smithsonian.

Please see a blog post related to this image here: blog.photography.si.edu/2009/05/07/reflections-on-womens-...

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Annapolis & Eastport Historical Images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

artbypudewa.com/Nautical Figureheads.html This article by Pam Pudewa, "Nautical Figureheads as Art", mentions a figurehead of Benjamin Franklin by William Rush. Page 180 of A Walk in the Yard: A Self-guided Tour of the U.S. Naval Academy books.google.com/books?id=fcOHjVRueZAC&pg=PA180&l... suggests that the statue is at the Naval Academy.

Built in 1815 under the supervision of Samuel Humphreys and Charles Penrose, she was the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Franklin sailed on her first cruise on 14 October 1817, when under the command of Master Commandant H. E. Ballard she proceeded from Philadelphia to the Mediterranean. She carried the Hon. Richard Rush, U.S. Minister to England, to his post. Subsequently she was designated flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, cruising on that station until March 1820. She returned to New York City on 24 April 1820. From 11 October 1821 until 29 August 1824 she served as flagship on the Pacific Squadron. Franklin was laid up in ordinary until the summer of 1843 when she was ordered to Boston as a receiving ship. She continued in this capacity until 1852 at which time she was taken to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, razed and broken up. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Franklin_(1815)

Looks like it's still at the Naval Academy Museum:

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In the background of this picture taken at the U.S. Naval Academy is the dome of the Maryland State House. hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pan.6a33113 is a panorama taken from the State House Dome. Towards the right-hand side of the panorama is a street towards the spot where this picture is taken, near a long rectangular building. The field is close to the water.

Beautiful capture absolutely lovely ! Well done!!



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great!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Annapolis & Eastport Historical Images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!