Underground Railroad Smyth-Packard House Cabinet Card Maine History Rare Slavery surreal slightly rounded corners

slightly rounded corners

Day after day his life seemed one continuous act of kindness to the less gifted of his race

Both the image and the case are in very good antique condition

The horizontal lines ARE NOT scratches

photographed outdoors in front of an ivy hedge

Underground Railroad Smyth-Packard House Cabinet Card Maine History Rare Slavery surreal slightly rounded cornersRare original cabinet card showing the Smyth Packard House in the 1880s. It is now The Bowdoin College Russwurm African American Center, located at 6 College St. in Brunswick, Maine . It was originally built in 1827 for Alpheus Spring Packard Sr., who in 1836 sold half to William Smyth. William Smyth was an abolitionist, education reformer & amateur architect, and used this home to hide slaves escaping to Canada. Packard was a professor for more than