Description: Aerial photograph of the city of Warsaw, in Wyoming County, New York, which was an Underground Railroad Center in the hills of the western part of the state. This cabinet card is from L.E. Walker and Son, Warsaw, New York. 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: AL03096
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Warsaw (New York); Wyoming County (New York)
 

Description: This tavern on East Avenue in Brighton, New York, was kept by William C. Bloss. From 1830 to 1860 he hid fugitive slaves there. 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: AL03094
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Taverns (Inns)
Places: Brighton (New York); Monroe County (New York)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the home of Thomas J. Magee (b. 1784). He kept fugitive slaves in this house located a mile west of Canisteo in Steuben County, New York. The people in this photograph are not identified. 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: AL03099
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Historic houses
Places: Canisteo (New York); Steuben County (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the home of Pliny Titus Sexton (1840-1924). He kept fugitive slaves in this house, located in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. 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: AL03100
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Palmyra (New York); Wayne County (New York)
 

Description: Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was a famous passenger on the Underground Railroad and worked as a station agent in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. After escaping slavery, he worked tirelessly for the cause of abolition and equal rights as an orator, author, and statesman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02845
Subjects: Abolitionists; Former slaves; Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Boston (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Photograph of Frank Miller, who was an operator on the Underground Railroad in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. This cabinet card is from L.E. Walker and Son in Warsaw, New York. 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: AL03095
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Warsaw (New York); Wyoming County (New York)
 

Description: Reproduction of a picture depicting a fugitive slave that is typical of the images that appeared on handbills of southern slave owners offering rewards for escaped slaves. It appeared in the New York paper "The Anti-Slavery Record" in July 1837. The paper was published by the American Anti-Slavery Society. "The Anti-Slavery Record" often contained images featuring the evils of slavery. 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: AL03086
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: New York
 

Description: Copper engraved portrait of Jervis Langdon (1809-1870), who was an Underground Railroad operator in Elmira, Chemung County, New York. The engraving was done by E.C. Williams and Bro. 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: AL03087
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Langdon, Jervis, 1809-1870
Places: Elmira (New York)
 

Description: John W. Jones (b. 1817) was a fugitive slave from Virginia who became an Underground Railroad agent in Elmira, New York. The original photograph was taken about 1850. This copy 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: AL03088
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Elmira (New York)
 

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)
 

Description: Portrait of Gerrit Smith (1797-1874), who was involved in the Underground Railroad in Peterboro, Madison County, New York. This cabinet card is from W. Kurts, American Institute de Photographie. 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: AL03090
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Peterboro (New York)
 

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)