Norton S. Townshend photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Dr. Norton Strange Townshend (1815-1895) was a physician, politican and educator, and was active in securing the repeal of the Black Laws in Ohio. He also worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. This picture was taken when he was a professor at the Ohio State University. This cabinet card is from Baker's Art Gallery. 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: AL03129
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)