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Featherstonhaugh Collection :
photographs relating to John Brown, his relatives and contemporaries, and
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
(continued) |
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Saml. Chilton of Brown's
Counsel. [ca. 1860] (continued) |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, facing right, wearing black tie,
serious expression; lower right of photo cropped in semi-circle. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown, Jr., son of John
Brown. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 23 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Note: Subject: Brown, John, b.
1821. |
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Half-length portrait photograph, standing, facing left, looking at
camera, full beard; framed in oval. |
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BOX 1 |
Sarah Brown, daughter of J.
Brown. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 24 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph, facing left; hair parted in
center. Wearing dress with small ruffled white collar and patterned
scarf or jabot in front. |
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BOX 1 |
The John Brown homestead,
North Elba, N.Y. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 25 (H) |
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Extent: 1 color photomechanical print
(postcard) |
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Note: Marked at right: Yours, D.C.
Kilbourn, Litchfield, Conn. Oct. 16, 1906; 44 years ago. |
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Color postcard view showing frame house behind tall iron fence. Heads of
three people in foreground. Addressed to "Dr. Thos.
Featherstonhaugh." |
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BOX 1 |
Jail, Charlestown [i.e.
Charles Town], W. Va. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 26 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photomechanical print |
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Street view of two-story brick building with cornice. No pedestrians or
vehicles. |
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BOX 1 |
Courthouse, Charlestown
[i.e. Charles Town, West Virginia]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 27 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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On verso: "Better picture filed under
LC-USZ61-763" |
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Street view; same shot as no. 1; but cropped so that gate at right with
two men is only partly visible. |
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BOX 1 |
Historical John Brown's old
homestead on Portage Path, Akron, Ohio. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 28 (H) |
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Extent: 1 color photomechanical print
(postcard) |
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Note: Marked no. 33, "hand-colored."
Addressed to "Dr. Featherstonhaugh." |
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Street view of frame house with front and side porch topped by
balustrade; stone wall in front. No people or vehicles. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 29 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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On verso: "Do not copy this - We have
better version of the same photograph." |
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Half-length portrait photograph, middle age, no beard, serious
expression, arms crossed. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown's House, North
Elba, Adirondack Mountains. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 30 (H) |
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Extent: 1 color "phostint"
photomechanical print (postcard) |
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Note: Copyrighted 1906 by Detroit
Publishing Company, no. 6790. |
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Landscape view of farm showing U.S. flag on pole in center left; frame
building with porch at far right by road. |
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BOX 1 |
[Grave of John Brown North
Elba, New York] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 31 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photomechanical print |
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Note: Comment: same as no. 47; but
lower left corner torn; tear in emulsion at bottom middle. Recommend no.
47 since it is a photo and this is a Photo reproduction. |
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Tombstone engraved: In memory of Capt. John Brown Who Died at New York
Sept. ye 3, 1776...;" middle inscription "John Brown, born May 9 1800,
was executed at Charleston Va. Dec. 2, 1859." with large boulder behind
it. |
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BOX 1 |
Home of John Brown, North
Elba, N.Y. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 32 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photomechanical print |
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In right foreground part of boulder carved "John Brown, [...] 1859". In
left mid distance is frame house with front porch and a connected barn
to right. |
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BOX 1 |
Osborne Perry Anderson, who
escaped. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 33 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print |
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On verso: "Anderson was the only Negro
who escaped. He died in Washington in 1872 and was buried in an unmarked
grave in the Negro cemetery." |
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Note: Osborne P. Anderson, freeborn
Negro from Pennsylvania.... He fought bravely at Harpers ferry, and
escaped. [The John Brown Reader, pg. 391, "Osborne Anderson, 29,
escaped" [Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, pg. 8]. |
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Half-length portrait photograph, facing front, wearing tie, patterned
vest, left hand placed inside vest; framed in an oval. |
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BOX 1 |
John Brown |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 34 (H) |
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Extent: 1 photographic copy print of
a drawing on cabinet card |
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Note: "Copied from a crayon drawing
made by W.E. Bowman. Imprinted: Compliments of W.E. Bowman, Ottawa,
Ill." |
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Note: Imprinted: "From the Bowman
Gallery, Ottawa, Ill." |
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Three-quarter length portrait, which is a photocopy of a painting. Full
beard, looking at viewer, full head of hair waving up from forehead.
Hands in pockets. |
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BOX 1 |
[George Hoyt, full length
studio portrait photograph, in uniform, standing, facing left, head in
profile, right hand inside coat front, left hand at hip with dress sword
below] [ca. 1860] |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 35 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "One of Brown's counsel.
Given me by J.W. Le Barnes who was an intimate friend of
Hoyt's." |
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Note: Signed below: For Liberty! Geo.
Hoyt |
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BOX 1 |
Geo. B. Gill, one of Brown's
men, not at Harpers Ferry |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 36 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "Secretary of the Treasury."
"Copied by me from an ambrotype." "Now living in Oklahoma, was in the
Kansas war, but not at Harpers Ferry." |
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Studio portrait photograph. Head-and-shoulders, facing slightly left,
wearing dark stock/tie. Bearded, looking at camera. Framed in oval. |
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BOX 1 |
Kennedy Farm homestead
[Sharpsburg vicinity, Washington County, Maryland]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 37 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "Brown's
headquarters." |
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Landscape showing dirt road; fence running across middle. Outbuildings in
distance; farm house with porch at right behind trees. |
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BOX 1 |
Home of Lewis Washington
[Beall Air, near Halltown, West Virginia]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 38 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "This house was broken into
and Washington and all his slaves taken to Harpers Ferry. The building
is still standing between Harpers Ferry and Charlestown [i.e. Charles
Town, West Virginia]." |
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Note: At bottom: "This house was
broken into by some of Brown's men, & Washington was taken prisoner
together with his slaves. No. 7.7." |
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Note: Beall Air, a rambling brick
structure, painted gray, formerly the home of Colonel Lewis Washington,
vicinity of Halltown, West Virginia [WPA Guide West Virginia,
pg.314] |
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Mid distance view of exterior of house between two groups of trees; front
entrance with portico is at left; side view with porch is at right. |
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BOX 1 |
Kennedy Farmhouse from rear
[Sharpsburg vicinity, Washington County, Maryland]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 39 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "Four miles from Harpers
Ferry in the Maryland mountains." |
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View of log house with single chimney in front of fence and pile of wood;
tree at right. Land rises behind house. Along left edge: Headquarters
for the band. |
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BOX 1 |
Sheriff Campbell, who hung
Brown |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 40 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "James Campbell, Sheriff of
Jefferson County in 1859, who executed Brown and six of his
men." |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing dark stock and vest;
lower portion of image trimmed into semicircle. |
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BOX 1 |
Lewis S. Leary.
Shot. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 41 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted [photomechanical reproduction?] |
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Note: "Lewis Sherrard Leary, free
Negro, was married, and lived in Oberlin, Ohio. Is said to have been the
first Oberlin recruit to John Brown's army... Was killed at Harpers
Ferry" [The John Brown Reader, pg. 39. "Lewis Leary, 24, killed"
[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, pg. 8] |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing wide brimmed hat.
Mustache and bowtie. |
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BOX 1 |
Andrew Hunter, prosecuting
attorney. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 42 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted [photomechanical reproduction?] |
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On verso: "Who prosecuted the cases
against Brown & his followers. From photo loaned me by Miss Florence
Hunter of Charles Town W. Va." |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait, head slightly tilted, looking right, body
facing left; framed in oval |
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BOX 1 |
Jeremiah Anderson.
Killed. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 43 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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Note: "Jeremiah G. Anderson,
Lieutenant. Born in Putnam County, Indiana, April 17, 1853 [sic--1835?].
... He was killed at Harpers ferry by a marine's bullet" [The John Brown
Reader, pgs. 35-37]. Called "Jerimiah Anderson, 26, killed" [Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia, pg. 8] |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait, serious expression, facing slightly left;
framed in oval. |
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BOX 1 |
Home of Terence Byrne, one
of Brown's prisoners. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 44 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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On verso: "This house was entered by
Brown's men and Byrne and his slaves taken to Harpers Ferry as
prisoners." |
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Exterior view of frame house with porch; fence in foreground. |
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BOX 1 |
Edwin Coppoc, who was
hung. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 45 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white vintage
photographic copy print, mounted |
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Note: "Edwin Coppoc, Lieutenant. Born
near Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, June 30, 1835. Elder Brother of
Barclay Coppoc. Hung in Virginia December 16, 1859" [The John Brown
Reader, pg. 35.] "Edwin Coppoc, 24, hanged" [Harpers Ferry, West
Virginia, pg. 8] |
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Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, looking slightly down, lower
edges trimmed in semi-circle. |
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BOX 1 |
Albert Hazlett.
Hung. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 46 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photomechanical print, mounted |
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Note: "Albert Hazlett, Lieutenant.
Born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1837. ... Escaped
from Harpers Ferry, but was captured near Chambersburg, Maryland, and
returned to Virginia as William Harrison. He tried there and executed
Marsh [sic] 16, 1860" [The John Brown Reader, pg. 35]. |
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Studio portrait, dark background, framed in oval, showing young Hazlett
facing left, no facial hair, dark tie. |
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BOX 1 |
Grave of John Brown [North
Elba, New York]. |
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Call No.: LOT 5910, no. 47 (H) |
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Extent: 1 black and white
photographic print, mounted |
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