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American John Brown

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1850s

Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

1870s

<I>The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870</I>

<I>The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870</I>

1880s

Provenance note and label for unspent cartridge from John Brown's Raid

Provenance note and label for unspent cartridge from John Brown's Raid

Portrait of John Brown

Portrait of John Brown

1910s

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

Works

6 artworks

Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

, 1850

Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

, 1850

<I>The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870</I>

<I>The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870</I>

, 1870

Provenance note and label for unspent cartridge from John Brown's Raid

Provenance note and label for unspent cartridge from John Brown's Raid

, 1880

Portrait of John Brown

Portrait of John Brown

, 1880

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

, 1910