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Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was a famous passenger on the Underground Railroad. This cabinet card is from J.H. Kent Photographer, and the photograph was taken on August 25, 1893, in the Haytian Building at the World's Columbian Exhibition. 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: AL03091
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Monroe County (New York)