John Cook home photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Anna Cook, daughter of John Cook, hid a fugitive slave under her father's bed in this home in Bear Creek, in Poweshiek County, Iowa. 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: AL03036
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Iowa; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Bear Creek (Iowa); Poweshiek County (Iowa)