William M. Brooks portrait   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: This is a portrait of William M. Brooks (b. 1835), who worked as an Underground Railroad agent at Tabor College in Fremont County, Iowa. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03031
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Iowa; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Ohio History
Places: Tabor (Iowa); Fremont County (Iowa)