Richard Plummer portrait   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: This is a photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting Richard Plummer, who concealed fugitive slaves in his barn at 63 Federal Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The original portrait was likely created between 1860 and 1890. 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: AL03051
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Newburyport (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)