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Liza

MLA citation style
Brown, H. B. Liza. no date. 1978.
APA citation style
Brown, H. B. (1978). Liza. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260940
Chicago citation style
Brown, Henry B. “Liza”, Historical Society of Montgomery County - African American History Collection, 1978. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260940.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Liza

Subject

Enslaved Person
Slavery
Cemeteries

Description

This black and white photograph was taken circa 1978. It depicts a headstone that is marked "slave". According to an article written by Rev. Judith A. Meier, this enslaved person is believed to be a woman named Liza. This private family cemetery is also the final resting place for members of the Pawling, Reiff, and Hauff families. Native Americans are also believed to be buried here. It is unclear how many people are here in unmarked graves.

Creator

Brown, Henry B.

Date

1978

Location Covered

Schwenksville (Pa.)

Time Period Covered

1721-1800

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

2014.342.044.001

Language

English

Relation

Cemeteries Pawling Family

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contact

The rights for this photograph collection has not been assessed. For copyright questions, please call (610) 272-0297 or email contact@hsmcpa.org to talk with a staff member at the Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA.

Contributing Institution

Historical Society of Montgomery County

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.