U.S. Commissioner cartoon

Detail from “Practical Illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law,” 1851 (House Divided Project)

 

Hamlet Rendition 1850

(New York Atlas, October 20, 1850)

 

Mason standing

Virginia senator James Mason (House Divided Project)

 

Meeker photo

George W. Meeker (Chicago History Museum)

 

Bross engraving

John A. Bross (Memorial, 1865)