Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Harriet Tubman
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This black-and-white photo shows Harriet Tubman posed, standing with her hands perched on a chair. Tubman was the most famous conductor ... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Foreboding Sunset over B...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A dark, cloud-tainted sunset over the mysterious waters of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge evokes a feeling of isolation similar... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Heart of Chesapeake Countr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Vernetter Pinder, a Harriet Tubman re-enactor, sings gospel songs to a group of on-lookers at the Dorchester County Visitor Center. Loc... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Walkway Over the Choptank
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The elevated boardwalk entrance to the maritime-themed Dorchester County Visitor Center provides the people walking its length with swee... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Entering James Webb's Cabi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A leafy branch hangs over James Webb's rustic log cabin, which a white-haired man enters. Location: Location: Maryland Status: Public ... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Running Through Mt. Pleasa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Among the graves of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, a Harriet Tubman re-enactor flees through the headstones and wet grass to freedom. Locat... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Leverton Safe House
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The lush but short crops surrounding Jacob Leverton's safe house would have offered little coverage for Underground Railroad travelers a... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cars Parked Before Buildin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Restaurants, shops, art galleries, museums, and accommodations line Race Street in Historic Downtown Cambridge. The town's architecture ... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Standing Before the Harrie...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Harriet Tubman Organization's president, Donald Pinder, stands before a vibrant, folk art mural depicting Tubman's life. Location: ... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Pooled Water at the Greens...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A rocky, tree-lined bank holds in the Choptank's rippling waters at a crossing known as Red Bridges. Location: Location: Red Bridges, G... More
Ohio River Scenic Byway - Slave Pen Exhibit
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center patrons learn more about a slave pen, which was used to hold slaves being transported furth... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Yellow Grass and Blue Wate...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: With switchgrass gently swaying and blue water flowing, Stewart's Canal and the surrounding landscape provide a scenic stop to contempla... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cambridge Fleet at Long Wh...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A clear blue sky and high thin clouds reflect on the smooth waters of the Choptank River while five white-washed hulls lay still as thei... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Greensboro Landscape
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The farm field creates a wide green space somewhere between summer's cultivation and winter's fallow. Location: Location: Greensboro, M... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Choptank Settlement Plaque
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A sign details the native American history of the small garden park on the Choptank River. Location: Location: Maryland Status: Public... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to East New Ma...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A tree-lined country road on a hazy summer day leads into the Town of East New Market's National Historic District. Location: Location:... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to Poplar Neck
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The road to Poplar Neck, an unpaved country lane, is lined with black leaf-barren trees, creating an elegant scene. Location: Location:... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Church Creek Farmland
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: In Church Creek, a red barn sits far off the road, across a field of yellow soy plants ready for harvest. Location: Location: Church Cr... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Bucktown Village Store--Al...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The quaint yellow-painted village store sits quietly on the roadside. Today visitors can tour the restored, 19th-century store, rent bic... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Dorchester County Courthou...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: An interpretive sign on the grounds of the Dorchester County Courthouse marks important moments in Underground Railroad history. Locati... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Caroline County Courthouse...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A flag flies before the impressive white pillars of the Caroline County Courthouse on a cloudless summer day. Location: Location: Carol... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Mason and Dixon Lin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A nest of green vegetation surrounds the stone marking the Mason and Dixon Line. Location: Location: Maryland (39.695° N 76.119° W) St... More
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - An Autumn-draped Tuckahoe ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Fallen leaves grace the river bank scene along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Location: Location: Tuckahoe Crossing, Ha... More
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail - Hubbard House Underground Railroad Term...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Built between 1840 and 1841 by William and Catharine Hubbard, this home was a Northern Terminus on the Underground Railroad, providing r... More
Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail - Red Wings Victory ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Through a canyon of skyscrapers one can see the 2008 Red Wings Stanley Cup Victory Parade and some of the 1million people that came to c... More
Conference committee report on the Missouri Compromise, page 1
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Conference committee report on the Missouri Compromise, page 2
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Conference committee report on the Missouri Compromise, page 3
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In the Matter of James Hamlett a fugitive person Mary Brown Claimant, ...
Scope and content: The case in which this document is filed involves a fugitive slave named James Hamlett.
In the Matter of the Application of Charles Aug. Laurence v. Josiah Ho...
Scope and content: The case in which this document is filed involves fugitive slaves named Josiah Hoy and Allen Groff.
In the Matter of the Claim of John McPherson, Deposition of six depone...
Scope and content: The case in which this document is filed involves a fugitive slave named Nat.
In the Matter of the Petition of David Smith-In the Matter of the Recl...
Scope and content: The case in which this document is filed involves fugitive slaves named Robert and Jacob Pembrook.
The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840 by Benjamin Robert Haydon
The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (died 1846), given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1880 by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Oil on canvas, 1841. 117... More
Broadside advertisement regarding an escaped slave, August 7, 1854
States that a reward is being offered by Catharine E. Pitts of St. Charles, Missouri, for the capture of a 20-year-old mulatto slave named Ann.Title: Broadside advertisement regarding an escaped slave, August 7, 1854
Broadside advertisement, July 15, 1860
Offers a $150 reward from A. Jackson Smoot, Charles County, Maryland, for the capture of a 40-year-old Negro man named Nace Dorsey.Title: Broadside advertisement, July 15, 1860
Broadside advertisement, October 1, 1847
Advertises a $200 reward offered by Wm. Russell for the capture of five runaway slaves: 40-year-old Washington Reed, known by the name of Washington; 30-year-old Mary, his wife; 12-year-old Fielding, their olde... More
Broadside offering reward of $2,500 for return of three runaway negroe...
Describes four escaped slaves named George, Noah, Hamp, and Bob, for which the aggregate reward will be paid for the return of the men to John Means and R.E. Stanley.Title: Broadside offering reward of $2,500 f... More
Thomas Martin Easterly (American - Father, Daughters, and Nurse - Goog...
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E. S. Hall The Present Area of Rebellion 1862 Cornell CUL PJM 1062 01
After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, this map illustrats the danger that slavery would spread to newly admitted states in the West.
Father Abraham! (4360143984) - Public domain dedication image
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University ... More
Father Abraham! (4360144196) - Public domain dedication image
Collection: Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214 Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University ... More
Harper's Georgia Slavery Map 1861 Cornell CUL PJM 1061 01
Georgia Slavery Map from 1861 published in Harper's Weekly, December 14, 1961.
William Hoare of Bath - Portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, (1701-1773)
Portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, called Job ben Solomon (1701-1773) in African dress, with the Qu'ran around his neck
William Forster - 1840 Anti Slavery
left to right:w:British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1840. Note this is a miniature from a much larger painting. People in the painting include: Prof. William Adam, George William Alexander (Treasurer),... More
Julius Rubens Ames My Country Is The World 1847 Cornell CUL PJM 2051 0...
An anti-slavery map with an unusual perspective centered on West Africa, which is in the light, and contrasting the U. S. and Europe in the dark.
Julius Rubens Ames, Moral Map of U.S. 1847 Cornell CUL PJM 2051 01
This anti-slavery map was first published in 1837, before the annexation of Texas and republished several times up to 1857. It shows the slave states in black, with black-and-white shading representing the thre... More
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The man is not bought! He is still in the slave pen in the courthouse!...
File name: 12_05_000001 Call no.: Cab.23.17.7 no.1 Title: The man is not bought! : He is still in the slave pen in the courthouse!... Created/Published: [Boston : s.n.] Date issued: 1850 - 1859 (questionable) P... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Slave Labor Commemorative Marker
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Congress unveiled a marker in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center to commemorate the important role played by laborers, including enslaved African Americans, in b... More
Bill of sale Juliette Herckenrath
Bill of sale of Juliette Louisa McCormick to Leon Herckenrath, US 19th c.
Portrait of an African American woman with a white baby, ca. 1850s (cr...
Portrait of an African American woman with a white baby, ca. 1850s. http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/8000892369/catalog" View catalog record Questions? http://asklib.schlesinger.radcliffe.edu/index.php">Ask a Sc... More
Skrobarczyks Plead Not Guilty to Violation of Anti-Peonage Laws
A newspaper article about the freeing of Alfred Irving (42) being freed from slavery in Beeville.
Suppressed - The bloodhound business
A man is using a stick to hit the hunting dogs which are tracking him. His wife and child look on. Behind the dogs, slaveowners are catching up on the family.