Historical Portrait
John Brown's sons Owen and Jason in front of a cabin on Brown's Trail
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Owen and Jason Brown, sons of abolitionist John Brown, pose in front of their cabin on Brown's Trail in Altadena, California. 1886 public domain photograph.
About this photograph
John Brown's sons Owen and Jason stand before their cabin on Brown's Trail in Altadena, California. The photograph was taken by Jarvis of Pasadena.
By 1886 both brothers had long outlived their father, the abolitionist John Brown. The archive record does not say what brought them to California or how they came to live on this trail that bore their family name.
The photograph was digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes material from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly available online. Items entering the archive this way come from many separate local institutions across the state.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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