Perilous Escape of Eliza and Child, 1852
  A national best seller, Uncle Tom's Cabin inspired a flood of popular prints depicting its most famous episodes. This scene portrays Eliza's escape across the ice floes of the Ohio River.
Perilous Escape of Eliza and Child, 1852

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