John Brown manuscripts, 1839-1943

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Series IV: Photographs



Box 20 Six pictures of J.B. with duplicates of some


Box 20 Photo of statue of J.B., John Brown Memorial Park, Osawatomie, Kansas


Box 20 Six pictures of Springdale, Iowa, showing structures relating to John Born, which were given to Mr. Villard by Irving B. Richman


Box 20 Photos of Jason, Owen, John Brown, Jr. and Ruth in old age; the Brown Homestead at North Elba; the pike and revolver, miscellaneous pictures of men connected with Brown together with those of Judge Parker, Richard Realf, Samuel Reader, F.B. Sanborn, Richard Hinton, James Redpath, etc.


Box 20 Photostat of letter from John Brown to T.W. Higginson, 1859 November 4, 1859


Box 20 Photo of Harper's Ferry before the raid


Box 20 Various snapshots at Tabor and Springdale (original films intact)


Box 20 A contemporary engraving of Harper's Ferry showing arsenal


Box 20 Miscellaneous photos of Pottawatomie, Osawatomie, J.B. Trial, his grave at North Elba, etc.


Box 20 Illustrations

Dollar Weekly Pennsylvanian (Dec. 10, 1859) removed to mapcase 14-L-1