Someone had placed it there deliberately.
And the photographer had framed the wedding party in such a way that the open doorway remained visible in the photograph.
Rachel opened her research notes and began searching for information about Riverside, Illinois.
The small town sat about fifteen miles west of Chicago.
It had been founded in the 1850s by Presbyterian settlers known for their strong abolitionist beliefs.
During the Civil War era, several homes in the town had served as stations on the Underground Railroad.
But by 1887, that network had been inactive for more than two decades.
Slavery had officially ended.
The 13th Amendment had abolished it.
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