Description: Simeon Dodge was affiliated with the Underground Railroad in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. This cabinet card is from the Notman Photographic Company, Limited, of Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph was probably taken in the 1880s. 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: AL03058
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Marblehead (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: George Latimer (1820-1896) was a fugitive slave who was purchased from his captors by friends in eastern Massachusetts in 1842. This cabinet card is from the Reed Studio in Lynn, Massachusetts. 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: AL03045
Subjects: Fugitive slaves; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Lynn (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Engraved portrait of John W. Hutchinson, who worked with the Underground Railroad in Lynn, Massachusetts. 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: AL03047
Subjects: Abolitionists; Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Lynn (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Samuel Goodwin was an agent of the Underground Railroad at Marblehead, Massachusetts, before he died at age 73. The card is marked Taber, 24 Tremont Row, Boston. 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: AL03046
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Marblehead (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Modern photograph of the Newman House, located at 210 Main Street, on "the Hill" in Andover, Massachusetts. Ralph Emerson harbored fugitive slaves here. 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: AL03048
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Andover (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the William Jenkins farmhouse in Andover, Massachusetts, which was used to harbor fugitive slaves escaping to freedom in Canada. 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: AL03049
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Ohio History
Places: Andover (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

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)
 

Description: This is a reproduction of a photograph depicting the barn where Richard Plummer concealed fugitive slaves, located at 63 Federal Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The barn is visible behind the left side of the house. The women standing at the doorway are not identified. The original photograph was likely taken between 1890 and 1910. 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: AL03052
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Newburyport (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a bridge spanning the Parker River. Fugitive slaves waited on the far side of this river, located a few miles south of Newburyport, Massachusetts, for Richard Plummer and his spring wagon to take them to his barn or to Amesbury, Massachusetts. 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: AL03053
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Newburyport (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Daniel Saunders concealed fugitive slaves in the house pictured here, in South Lawrence, Massachusetts. 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: AL03054
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: South Lawrence (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Mrs. Betsy Dodge kept a station on the Underground Railroad at Marblehead, Massachusetts. This cabinet card is from Cross Photo on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The photograph was taken in the 1880s. 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: AL03055
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Women
Places: Marblehead (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)