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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Depicted ContentUnderground Railroad
Image type
engraving
Original caption
The Mayor and Police of Norfolk searching Capt. Fountain's Schooner (Twenty-eight fugitives were concealed in this vessel.)
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Railroad (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 167.
Source note
Engraving published in Still's book depicting the incident described on pages 165-172 of the book.