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Featherstonhaugh Collection :
photographs relating to John Brown, his relatives and contemporaries, and
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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Call No.: LOT 5910 (H) |
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BOX 1 |
Court house, Charles
Town |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 1 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print on cabinet card |
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Note: Imprinted: "McClung, Charlestown
[i.e. Charles Town], W. Va." |
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Street view showing side and front of courthouse with four Doric columned
portico and small tower. Three men stand at left; two men stand inside
gate at right. |
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BOX 1 |
Jail, Charlestown [i.e.
Charles Town], W. Va. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 2 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Creator: McIune, C. L. |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Close view of two-story brick building with Italianate cornices and
portico. Part of iron fence visible lower left. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
[Jason Brown, John Brown
Jr., and Owen Brown at brother Jason Brown's "Mountain Home," north of
Pasadena, California] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 3 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: This picture was taken at my
brother's mountain home seven years ago. Please accept this from your
friend Ruth Brown Thompson. Owen died January 8, 1889. |
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On verso: Clipping beginning: "John
Brown, Jr., was born July 25th, 1821, at Hudson, Ohio..." |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Small board-and-batten cabin set in treeless hills. Three older men with
white beards and hats stand in front, along with two dark cows, a calf,
and seven goats. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
Execution of Brown, who is
coming down the steps of the jail. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 4 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Creator: McIune, C. L. |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Note: Made of woodcut engraving from
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Dec. 17, 1859. |
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Crowd and formations of men on horses in street in front of two-story
brick building with porch on right. Three men are on porch and steps;
center one [?] is Brown. Carriage in street in center; officer on
prancing horse at left. Top of original page is creased, and also broken
at top center. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown birthplace,
Torrington, Conn. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 5 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Exterior view of three-bay frame house with center chimney, showing front
and right side. Tree at right. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown's birthplace
& the tenants, 1900 [Torrington, Connecticut] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 6 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Close view of frame house; top not visible. Clustered around open doorway
with horseshoe above it are three African American women standing with
seven children, four dogs and a seated African American man in a
cap. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown arraigned before
the court of Charleston [i.e. Charles Town, West Virginia]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 7 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic copy print of a drawing, mounted |
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Note: Original drawing signed "J.E.
Taylor, 1899." |
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Note: Signed on bottom: "To Dr. Thomas
Featherstonhaugh with compliments, James E. Taylor." |
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Nine men seated around table; three sit at lower left with backs to
viewer watching proceedings. At center right Brown stands facing left in
profile with outstretched hand, while being held by two men. A hat sits
on a cot behind him. The interior of the court is filled with seated and
standing men. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
[Family (?) of John Brown
grouped around his gravesite in North Elba, New York] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 8 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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Note: Signed at bottom: "Katherine E.
McClellan." |
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Eight men stand posed in row in front of wreath on ground in family
cemetery of North Elba. Large boulder stands at right. Two older men
with long white beards are at left; one with a cane. A younger beardless
man stands just behind them. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
Benediction of funeral of
John Brown's men, Aug. 30, 1890. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 9 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Note: Signed at bottom: "Katherine E.
McClellan." |
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Large group of people around a decorated casket on ground. Three
umbrellas raised in background. A woman's face is visible at left. A
portly bearded man in hat stands at right holding a piece of paper in
his left hand. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
[Engine house used by John
Brown, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 10 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Note: Imprinted at bottom: Russell
& Co., No. 5 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. |
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Close view of brick engine house with artillery gun at left. Three men
and a boy stand in front. Photoprint appears to have a gray square
shadow just in front of gun. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
[Harpers Ferry, West
Virginia, from heights near Storer College, looking east and showing
B&O Railroad bridge at left over Potomac River, and another railroad
bridge, now gone, at right over Shenandoah River. Two cattle graze in
foreground.] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 11 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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Creator: Russell, W.C. |
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Orientation: Horizontal shot |
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Note: Photographer information from
catalog card. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
H[...] G. McClellan [farm
near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia?] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 12 (H) |
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Extent: 1 photographic print,
brown-toned |
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Landscape showing two rows of fences in foreground, mountains in
background. In center under a U.S. flag, is a frame farm house with
outbuildings. Barn is at left. |
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BOX 1 |
Engine house, Harpers
Ferry. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 13 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: The building to which Brown
retreated when pressed by the militia. |
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Note: Signed at lower right: 7.7.
Photograph. |
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Street view. Brick building with cupola at left, marked "John Brown's
fort." artillery gun behind stone gatepost. Stables at right rear. |
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BOX 1 |
[Harpers Ferry] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 14 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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View of Harpers Ferry from west, showing B&O railroad bridge over
Potomac River in center, ca. 1900's. |
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BOX 1 |
Wm. G. Goodridge House, East
Philadelphia St., York Pa. In trunk of which Osborne P. Anderson was
hidden after John Brown jailed. He was later hidden in 3rd story of his
Center Square Building. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 15 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Street view of Georgian brick townhouse with dormer windows. No
pedestrians or vehicles. |
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BOX 1 |
John H. Kagi.
Killed. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 16 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic copy print of a drawing, mounted |
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Note: John Henry Kagi, born March 15,
1843, in Bristol, Trumbull County, Ohio. ... Was adjutant, next in
command to John Brown. Slain at Harpers Ferry. [The John Brown Reader,
pg. 35] |
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Head-and-shoulders studio portrait, framed in oval, of a beardless young
man facing very slightly to right, and wearing a round badge or device
on his left lapel. |
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Larger size image housed individually within collection; others are
smaller size, two to a sheet. |
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BOX 1 |
[Mary E. Thompson],
granddaughter of J. Brown. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 17 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print on cabinet card |
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Note: Imprinted "Crandall, Pasadena,
Cal." [C.J. Crandall; see no. 49] |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, facing right, looking over
shoulder, slightly smiling, hair pulled back in a twist. |
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BOX 1 |
Watson Brown.
Shot. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 18 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Note: "Watson Brown, 24, killed"
[Harpers Ferry. West Virginia, pg. 8] |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, wearing Van Dyke beard, vest and
floppy tie, facing slightly left, framed in oval. |
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BOX 1 |
J.E.R. Daingerfield, one of
Brown's prisoners. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 19 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: John E.R. Daingerfield,
paymaster, one of the prisoners in the engine house. |
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Note: On shelflist card: Taken by John
Brown, ca. 1860. |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, wearing beard, facing slightly
left, framed in oval. |
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BOX 1 |
Thomas Alstadt, one of
Brown's prisoners. [ca. 1860] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 20 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, wearing mustache and goatee,
checked jacket, facing left, framed in oval |
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BOX 1 |
Col. Lewis W. Washington,
one of the prisoners, a great Grand Nephew of Gen.
Washington. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 21 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, facing right, wearing walrus
mustache; black tie; photo cropped at bottom in a semi-circle. |
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BOX 1 |
Saml. Chilton of Brown's
Counsel. [ca. 1860] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 22 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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