Title: Arrival of freedmen and their families at Baltimore, Maryland — an everyday scene
Date: September 30, 1865
Publisher: Frank Leslie
Original Publication: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Vol. 21, September 30, 1865, p. 25
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Format: Periodical illustration / wood engraving
Medium: One print, wood engraving; page approximately 28 × 41 cm
Collection: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001697357
Digital ID: LC-DIG-ds-07455
Call Number: Illus. in AP2.L52 1865 (Case Y) [P&P]
Rights: No known restrictions on publication.

Historical Context:
Published in 1865, the illustration depicts African American freedmen and their families arriving with their belongings on a Baltimore street. The Library of Congress catalogs the image under subjects including freedmen, internal migration, arrivals and departures, and African American economic and social conditions in Baltimore between 1860 and 1870.

UAC Interpretation:
This record extends the UAC archive beyond twentieth-century redlining and urban renewal and places questions of race, movement, opportunity, and urban space much earlier in Baltimore's history. Here, the city is not simply a backdrop—it is a destination where newly freed African Americans were establishing households, communities, and new lives. When placed alongside later photographs, maps, and planning records, the image helps trace the development of Baltimore's racial and spatial geography across generations.

Original Source: Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/2001697357/