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View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry.

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The capture and execution of John Brown; a tale of martyrdom; by Elijah Avey, eye witness

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View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry.

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View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry.
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Avey, Elijah (Author)
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The capture and execution of John Brown; a tale of martyrdom; by Elijah Avey, eye witness

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1906
Place: Elgin, Ill.
Publisher: Printed by the Brethren publishing house
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc B-Brown (Avey, E. Capture and execution of John Brown)
Topics
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Bridges -- Potomac River
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
Genres
Illustrations
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433021598168
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG754065401-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10222948
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4bece590-c6b6-012f-7c31-58d385a7bc34
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1906: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-9df2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-9df2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1906). View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-9df2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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View of Harper's Ferry in 1859, showing the old wooden bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. over the Potomac River; It was also used for a wagon bridge; Here is where John Brown crossed from the Maryland side with his twenty-two men Sunday night October 16, 1859, when he made the attack on Harper's Ferry.