Make way for liberty! – Historic Print
(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
This rare antique lithograph captures Make way for liberty! in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Make way for liberty!
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Make way for liberty!" survives as a small color lithograph issued as a collecting card, one of a set published in Philadelphia in 1863 under the series heading "The slave in 1863." The card carries William A. Stephens's copyright line, and its numbering shows it was meant to be gathered into an album alongside related cards. The date matters: the Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, and Black men were being recruited into Union regiments that year, a shift the title's call to clear a path for freedom seems to reflect. Cards like this one let Northern publishers comment on the war and emancipation for a broad, everyday audience.
| Created / published | c1863. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Collecting cards 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 10, no. 66. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Military service--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,128 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216620 |
More from the African American History collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
