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U.S.S. Constellation float in parade celebrating Baltimore's bicentennial anniversary, Baltimore, September 14, 1929

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Matthews, N. E

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Photograph taken September 14, 1929 of a float featuring a replica of the 1854 U.S.S. Constellation in a parade across 33rd Street east of Old York Road celebrating Baltimore's bicentennial anniversary. Sponsored by the Executive Committee, a group of Baltimore businessmen, this float paid homage to the last sail-only warship designed and built by the U.S. Navy. The Constellation played a significant role in the Civil War by disrupting the African slave trade. Later, it served as a training vessel for recruits just prior to World War I. In 1933, President Roosevelt established the ship as a national symbol. Spectators line the parade route.
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Keywords

  1. Baltimore
  2. Baltimore (Md.)
  3. Centennial Celebrations, Etc
  4. Constellation (Frigate)
  5. Dwellings
  6. History
  7. Maryland
  8. Parade Floats
  9. Parades
  10. Pictorial Works
  11. Spectators
  12. Streets

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