Elijah F. Pennypacker home photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Elijah Funk Pennypacker (1804-1888) kept fugitive slaves in his home at Corner Store, Pennsylvania. The photograph was taken in 1906. It 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: AL03199
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania; Abolitionists; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Corner Store (Pennsylvania); Chester County (Pennsylvania)