Thanksgiving Proclamation – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Thanksgiving Proclamation. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation
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Issued in the name of the State of New York in 1903, this proclamation sets aside a single day for public thanks and gives the state's official stamp to a custom that many Americans already kept. Documents like this were usually signed in late autumn, naming the date and asking residents to attend services, rest from work and gather with family. The practice grew out of Abraham Lincoln's national call of 1863, and by the early 1900s governors and presidents were issuing these notices every year. It is worth a close look for its formal language and for what it shows about civic ritual at the turn of the century.
| Medium | sheet, 35 x 22 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | State of New-Hampshire. In Committee of Safety, Exeter, November 1, 1782. Signed, M. Weare, president. Followed by the proclamation of the Continental Congress, dated Oct. 11, 1782, and signed: John Hanson, president. Charles Thomson, secretary. Manuscript Department, Library of Congress |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Original scan | 2,767 × 3,657 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | new york proclamation 1903 |
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