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Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting "Lame" John Smith, who was a Methodist minister and an operator on the Underground Railroad in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont. This photograph, showing Smith seated with a cane, was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by John's son, John R. Smith, of Acworth, New Hampshire. 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: AL03219
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Hartland (Vermont); Windsor County (Vermont)