John W. Jones photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: John W. Jones (b. 1817) was a fugitive slave from Virginia who became an Underground Railroad agent in Elmira, New York. This photograph, taken about 1890, was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by Susan L. Crane. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03089
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Elmira (New York)