The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga. – Vintage Print
![The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga., [S.l. : s.n., 1860] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/22/220b4fb1b559-L.webp)
(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.)
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The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The first flag of independence raised in the South, by the citizens of Savannah, Ga. November 8th, 1860 / drawn by Henry Cleenewerck, Savannah, Ga. ; lithographed by R.H. Howell, Savannah, Ga.
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Savannah's citizens raised this flag on November 8, 1860, two days after Abraham Lincoln's election, and the print presents the event as an early display of secessionist feeling in the Deep South. Henry Cleenewerck drew the scene in Savannah, and R.H. Howell, also of Savannah, made the lithograph, which shows a political crowd gathered near an obelisk. Images like this carried the mood of such rallies to people who had not attended them. South Carolina seceded within two months, and Georgia followed in January 1861.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 34.6 x 43.4 cm. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Citizens in Conflict, p. 22 The Confederate Image, p. 11-12 Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1860-43. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Exhibit loan 4105-L. |
| Subjects | Political parades & rallies--Georgia--Savannah--1860. Obelisks--Georgia--Savannah--1860. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,461 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218449 |
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