Rutherford B. Hayes photograph

Baker's Art Gallery (Photographer) 1880-1889

Ohio History Connection
Columbus, United States

As a young man, President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) was an agent of the Underground Railroad in Cincinnati , Hamilton County, Ohio. This cabinet card is from Baker's Art Gallery. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history.

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Title: Rutherford B. Hayes photograph
Creator: Baker's Art Gallery (Photographer)
Date: 1880-1889
Location: Cincinnati (Ohio)
Subject Keywords: Presidents -- United States , Ohio History -- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Contributor: Ohio History Connection
Rights: Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
External Link: http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p267401coll32/id/10493

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