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Lorain Station 100 Ohio Underground Railroad Monument (Lorain, Ohio)

Description

Abstract:
A low relief depicts three freedom seekers against the map of Ohio: a father, mother, and young boy. The male figure is show in profile wearing a soft brimmed hat, holding a walking cane, and dressed in simple shirt and pants with worn shoes ( a hole is visible). The woman is between the man and young boy, holding both of their hands. She is wearing a head wrap, simple top and skirt, and a shawl on around her shoulders. Like the young boy, she is barefoot. With short hair, the young boy wears a button shirt with rolled up pants. Over his shoulder is a small sack. The artist signature, Danhires, is located near the bare feet of the young boy.
Notes:
Lorain Station 100 Ohio Underground Railroad Monument (Lorain, Ohio), Brown University Library
Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

Access Conditions

Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Jacobson, Geoffrey, "Lorain Station 100 Ohio Underground Railroad Monument (Lorain, Ohio)" (2007). Underground Railroad. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:v56naz5b/

Relations

Collection:

  • Underground Railroad

    The memorial and monuments in this collection are dedicated to the Underground Railroad, an organized network of routes and safe houses that assisted freedom seekers [enslaved people] on their journeys northward. The Underground Railroad was part of the larger movement …

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