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William Still Historical Marker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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William Still Historical Marker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William Still Historical Marker at 244 S. 12th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While living here, William Still was an Underground Railroad agent who helped slaves escape and kept records so relatives could find them later. A wealthy coal...
Jane Johnson
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Jane Johnson - Former Slave Freed by William Still & Passmore Williamson

Engraving of Jane Johnson, from The Underground Railroad, by William Still, 1872.
Runaway Slave Poster, 1837
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Runaway Slave Poster, 1837

Runaway Slave Poster, 1837, republished in "The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom" by Wilbur Henry Siebert, Albert Bushnell Hart Edition: Published by Macmillan, 1898, pg. 26.
Title Page of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, 1616
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Title Page of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, 1616

The title page of Ben Jonson's works, The Works of Benjamin Jonson, published in 1616.
William Drummond of Hawthornden
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William Drummond of Hawthornden

Portrait of Scottish poet William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585-1649), oil on panel by an unknown artist, 1612. Artwork photographed by Antonia Reeve. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson at the Mermaid Tavern
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William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson at the Mermaid Tavern

An imagined conversation between William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson at the Mermaid Tavern, illustration from A book for Shakespeare plays and pageants by Orie Latham Hatcher, 1916.
Ben Jonson
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Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson (1572-1637), English poet and playwright who flourished during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, oil on panel copy of an original painting by Abraham van Blijenberch, c. 1617. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA
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Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA

Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA. After the escaped slave Wallace Turnage found freedom at the Union Fort Powell, he was taken to nearby Fort Gaines and was employed as a cook by the officer Julius Turner. Photograph by Altairisfar...
Niagara Suspension Bridge, 1859
Image by William England

Niagara Suspension Bridge, 1859 - Main Gateway to Freedom for Former Slaves Seeking Freedom in Canada

A locomotive crossing the Niagara Suspension Bridge over the Niagara River. Anna Maria Weems was safe after she crossed over the Niagara River into Canada. Image by William England, 1859.
Price & Birch Slave Traders, Virginia
Image by Andrew J. Russell

Price & Birch Slave Traders, Virginia

Price & Birch Slave Traders, Alexandria, Virginia, photographed by Andrew J. Russell, c. 1861-1865. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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