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title: Passmore Williamson in Prison, 1855
author: Emil Luders
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20478/passmore-williamson-in-prison-1855/
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updated: 2025-05-22
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# Passmore Williamson in Prison, 1855
_Authored by Emil Luders_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20478.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Passmore Williamson](https://www.worldhistory.org/Passmore_Williamson/), abolitionist, in Moyamensing Prison in 1855, portrait by Emil Luders, lithograph by [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) Kollner, published by Thomas Curtis, Philadelphia, c. 1855.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Luders, E. (2025, May 22). Passmore Williamson in Prison, 1855. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Luders, Emil. "Passmore Williamson in Prison, 1855." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 22, 2025. .
### MLA
Luders, Emil. "Passmore Williamson in Prison, 1855." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 May 2025, .
## License & Copyright
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