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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 9, 2008.
Depicted ContentBrown, Henry "Box"
Depicted ContentBrown, Henry "Box"
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engraving
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Original caption
The resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia, who escaped from Richmond Va. in a bx 3 feet long 2 1/2 ft. deep and 2 ft wide
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Lithograph Collection, Library of Congress
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Detail from the much larger image.