John Brown photograph
John Brown photographSubjects: Underground Railroad -- Kansas; Abolition movement--Kansas--1850-1860; Ohio History -- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights;
Places: Bourbon County (Kansas);
Collection: Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Source: MSS 116 AV; Box 77, Folder 14
Item ID: OHS: AL03037.tif
Description: John Brown (1800-1859) was an ardent proponent of abolition. He aided many fugitive slaves to freedom along the Lane Trail while he lived in Kansas. This photograph was taken in September 1856. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history.
Width: 1981 pixels
Height: 2800 pixels