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Meet the people behind the stories. Explore historical photographs, related reading, and the collections that preserve their history.
These links offer further reading and access to museum and archive collections. They are not a complete list of sources used to produce each episode. Archival photographs are labeled separately from illustrative podcast artwork.
Explore the museum and its work preserving local history. The published episode description thanks the museum for sharing historical materials.
The episode acknowledges the Morton Museum for sharing historical materials. Visit its official site to explore its work and collections.
Read the park’s account of Barton’s care for wounded soldiers at Antietam.
View the archival photograph’s catalog information, date notes, and rights advisory.
Explore descriptions of archival collections related to the chase, including accounts, correspondence, and photographs.
Learn about the museum’s exhibit featuring the General locomotive.
Explore Smalls’s escape, wartime service, and life during Reconstruction.
Find a starting point for books, manuscripts, speeches, and other research resources.
View the photograph’s catalog information, date range, and rights advisory.
Reading the images
The portraits on this page are archival photographs held by the Library of Congress. Each includes its catalog date, credit, rights advisory, and original record. Both portraits date from after the events told in these episodes.
The podcast covers are illustrative artwork. They help introduce a story and should not be treated as documentary evidence. Museum materials remain with their collections; linked resources do not imply museum endorsement of the podcast.
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