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Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Modern photograph of the Newman House, located at 210 Main Street, on "the Hill" in Andover, Massachusetts. Ralph Emerson harbored fugitive slaves here. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03048
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Andover (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)