Bleeding Kansas Scene at John Brown Wax Museum

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Bleeding Kansas Scene at John Brown Wax Museum

Entry/Object ID

IMG2024.019.002

Description

Black and white photograph of the Bleeding Kansas tableau at the John Brown Wax Museum in Harpers Ferry. Mannequins represent Brown and two of the men who accompanied him as well as a woman, a little girl, and a man defending himself against them. Two mannequins lie on the ground, representing the dead. They were positioned behind a railing in front of a log cabin tableau. A label is visible at bottom right.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

John Brown Wax Museum

Acquisition

Accession

2024.019

Source or Donor

John Brown Wax Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1970