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| Keywords: Jesus icon and votive candles at the Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore, Maryland LCCN2011634914.tif 1 transparency color ; 4 x 5 in or smaller Notes Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images ; Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 ; Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer ; The Baltimore Basilica built from 1806-1821 was the first great metropolitan cathedral constructed in the U S after the adoption of the Constitution Officially known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary it quickly became a symbol of the country's newfound religious freedom Two prominent Americans guided the Basilica's design and architecture John Carroll the country's first bishop later Archbishop of Baltimore and cousin of Charles Carroll a signer of the Declaration of Independence; and Benjamin Henry Latrobe father of American architecture and Thomas Jefferson's Architect of the Capitol ; Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division between 1980 2006 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2011634914 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/16700/16721a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 16721 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 16721 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||