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The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns

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1. Letter from John Brown to Mary E. Stearns, 1859 November 29

Attribution:
Brown, John
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection

2. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Warren)

Attribution:
Warren, W. Shaw
Attribution Statement:
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection, The New York Public Library

3. John Brown's Hair, Given to Mary E. Stearns

Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum

4. Letter from Lydia Maria Child to John Brown, October 26, 1859

Attribution:
Child, Lydia Maria
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of kansasmemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society, Copy and Reuse Restrictions Apply

5. John Brown with Beard

Attribution:
Lawrence, Martin M. (attributed)
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

6. John Brown (mural), 1939

Attribution:
Curry, John Steuart
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1950

7. Cabinet Card of John Brown Bust (A.C. Russell)

Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection

8. The Last Moments of John Brown (Hovenden)

Attribution:
Hovenden, Thomas
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1897

9. John Brown

Attribution:
Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection

10. Edward A. Brackett to George Luther Stearns, 1859

Attribution:
Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection

11. View of Medford and Stearns Estate, 1874

Attribution Statement:
Tufts Digital Collections and Archives

12. John Brown's Song

Attribution Statement:
Image from Wikimedia Commons

13. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns on Display

Attribution:
Long, Jules
Attribution Statement:
Image copyright Tufts University

14. John Brown Daguerreotype

Attribution:
Washington, Augustus
Attribution Statement:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchased with major acquisition funds and with funds donated by Betty Adler Schermer in honor of her great-grandfather, August M. Bondi

15. Letter from John Brown to George L. Stearns, August 10, 1857

Attribution:
Brown, John
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

16. The Hanging of John Brown (Hugo)

Attribution:
Hugo, Victor
Attribution Statement:
From John Brown by Victor Hugo, 1860.

17. Advertisement for John Brown Medallions, 1864

18. John Brown's Northern Supporters (Secret Six)

Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the West Virginia State Archives, John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection.

19. Pike, Possibly Used at Harpers Ferry

Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum

20. "Brackett's Bust of John Brown" by Lydia Maria Child, New York Tribune, 11 Feburary 1860

Attribution:
Child, Lydia Maria

21. "John Brown and the Colored Child" by Lydia Maria Child, 1860

Attribution:
Child, Lydia Maria

22. John Brown's grave and the "Big Rock," North Elba

Attribution:
Stoddard, S.R.
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

23. 1937 Inventory of Tufts College Sculptures

Attribution:
Tufts College
Attribution Statement:
Tufts University Permanent Collection

24. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Litchfield Studios)

Attribution:
Litchfield Studios
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of anonymous. Used by permission.

25. Marching On! 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment

Attribution:
Unknown artist
Attribution Statement:
From Harper's Weekly, v. 9, 1865, p. 165.

26. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns

Attribution:
Long, Jules
Attribution Statement:
Image copyright Tufts University

27. Bust of John Brown, Blue Nose

Attribution:
Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection

28. 3D-Scanning the Busts of John Brown

Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection

29. Bust of John Brown, Missing Nose and Eyebrow

Attribution:
Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection

30. 3D-Scanning of the Damaged Bust of John Brown

Attribution Statement:
Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection

31. List of Objects for Transport, Tufts University Gallery, 1998

Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Art Collection