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A cabinet card showing a portrait of John Brown with a beard. The portrait appears to be copied from a painting; however, the artist is unknown. Brown was an abolitionist and Free State advocate who used violence to end slavery. He was involved in the May 24, 1856, Pottawatomie Massacre, the Battle of Black Jack on June 2, 1856, and the Battle of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856. In October 1859, Brown and his followers attacked the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His plan failed and he was executed for his actions.
Date: Between 1865 and 1875
Item Number: 208849
Call Number: B Brown, John *16d
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208849
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Cabinet cards
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Cabinet cards
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