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The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada: From an engraving in possession of C.M. Burton, Esq., of Detroit

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Title
The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada: From an engraving in possession of C.M. Burton, Esq., of Detroit
Collection

Slavery

Underground Railroad

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1857 - 1997 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Slave trade -- United States
Underground Railroad
Michigan
Canada
Fugitive slaves
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
Genres
Illustrations
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4025d0c0-c6f6-012f-e773-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Created (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857 - 1997. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-5238-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-5238-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1857 - 1997). The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-5238-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, the favorite place for fugitives to cross into Canada