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William Still’s “Journal C,” with notes on Harriet Tubman’s arrival in Philadelphia with her three brothers and others on December 29, 1854

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William Still an African American abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia, kept an extensive log, ”Journal C of Station No. 2 of the Underground Railroad,” which provides important details about how Philadelphia's…

“Underground” Routes to Canada, Showing the Lines of Travel

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Scale ca. 1:12, 500,000. Map showing the lines of the Underground Railroad in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. Includes an inset map of Lancaster and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania.

Albumen print of Harriet Tubman

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Online Catalog: “A large albumen print of Harriet Tubman by Tarby Studios in Auburn, NY. The image is enlarged from an older print.” See Bibliographic Citation.

Carte-de-visite portrait of Harriet Tubman

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Online Catalog: “A carte-de-visite of Harriet Tubman seated in an interior room. She is positioned slightly turned to the right and gazes off camera. Her right hand rests on the back of a wooden…

Harriet Tubman, abolitionist

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Photograph of Harriet Tubman at approximately 78 years, seated in a chair wearing a head wrap, black shawl, and white scarf. Ernsberger, Auburn, NY, signed on front of image, lower left.

Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, standing with hands on back of a chair

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Library of Congress Catalog: “Title devised by library staff. Date of photograph based on years photographer Harvey B. Lindsley was active and Tubman’s clothing. (Source: researcher A. Cohn, 2016). Original photo not found in LOT since at least the…

Harriet Tubman

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National Portrait Gallery Online Catalog: “Harriet Tubman led scores of slaves to freedom and facilitated the flight of many others after her own escape from bondage in 1849. When the Civil War began, Tubman fully committed herself to the Union…

Harriet Tubman

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National Portrait Gallery Online Catalog: “Born into slavery as Araminta Ross, Harriet Tubman rebelled against servitude from her earliest years, running away as early as age seven. At fifteen, she defied an overseer and was nearly killed when he…

Harriet Tubman (first cast--Mesa, AZ)

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Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy with her left hand.