Toledo, OH
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Lucas County, OH
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New York Times, "Insecurity of Railroads," June 10, 1858
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Insecurity of Railroads
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"Escaping from Norfolk in Capt. Lee's Skiff," Virginia, October, 1857.
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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Original caption
Escaping from Norfolk in Capt. Lee's Skiff
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 98.
Source note
Engraving by C.H. Reed published in Still's book depicting the incident described on page 98 of the book.
"The Mayor and Police of Norfolk searching Capt. Fountain's Schooner," Virginia, November, 1855
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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Image type
engraving
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No
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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.
New York Times, "The Farce of Jury Trials," June 14, 1858
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The Farce of Jury Trials
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"Bold Stroke For Freedom," Hood's Mill, Maryland, December 25, 1855
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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
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engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Original caption
A Bold Stroke For Freedom
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 125.
Source note
Engraving by Charles H. Reed published in Still's 1872 book depicting a Christmas eve 1855 escape from Virginia by six young runaways, including Barnaby Grigsby (or Grigby) and his wife Mary Elizabeth, and her sister Emily Foster and Emily's future husband, Frank Wanzer, described on pages 124-126. These four survived this confrontation in Maryland, making their way to Philadelphia (via Columbia, Pennsylvania) by mid-January 1856. The Grigsby's and the Wanzers later appeared living together in York, Canada West with children, according to the 1861 Canadian census.
"Rescue of Jane Johnson and her Children," July, 1855.
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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Original caption
Rescue of Jane Johnson and her Children
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Railroad (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 89.
Source note
Engraving published in Still's book depicting the incident described on pages 86-97 of the book.
"Desperate Conflict in a Barn," October, 1853
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John Osborne
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 50.
Source note
Engraving published in Still's book depicting the incident described on pages 48-51 of the book.
"Fight in the Bay," June, 1860
Scanned by
John Osborne
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Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 28, 2008.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coats, 1872), 528.
Source note
Engraving by John Osler, published in Still's book depicting the incident described on pages 528-530 of the book.