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Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence
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Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence
Description
This print, originally published in Harper's Weekly on September 5, 1863, shows Quantrill and his rebel guerrillas killing the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, and setting fire to the buildings.
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Image
Date
September 5, 1863
Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
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Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Description
This sepia carte de visite, ca. 1861-1865, depicts an unidentified soldier who served in the Eleventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The carte de visite was produced by Durland & Company in Lawrence, Kansas. Carte de visites were small photographs that were often used as calling cards and became very popular during the Civil War.
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Image
John Doy and Rescue Party
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John Doy and Rescue Party
Description
Photograph taken by Amon Gilbert DaLee in Lawrence, Kansas Territory in the summer of 1859 depicting Dr. John Doy, his son Charles, and his rescue party, which freed him from the St. Joseph, MO jail on July 23, 1859, where he was being held on charges of abducting slaves.
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Image
Date
1859
Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas
Title
Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas
Description
Stereograph by Alexander Gardner depicting Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. Founded by members of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society (later renamed the New England Emigrant Aid Company) in 1854, Lawrence was a center of Free-State activism during the Border War.
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Image
Date
1867
New England Emigrant Aid Company Sign
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New England Emigrant Aid Company Sign
Description
Sign advertising the New England Emigrant Aid Company.
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Image
H.D. Fisher
Title
H.D. Fisher
Description
This ca. 1867 black-and-white photograph depicts Rev. H.D. Fisher in military uniform. Fisher, known as “Parson Fisher,” was a Methodist minister who settled in Lawrence, Kansas, and served as chaplain of the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
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Image
Sacking of Lawrence
Title
Sacking of Lawrence
Description
This print, originally published in O. N. Merrill's 1856 publication of "True history of the Kansas wars, and their origin, progress and incidents", depicts the Sack of Lawrence in 1856 by Douglas County sheriff Samuel J. Jones.
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Image
Date
1856