Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America / W. Roberts del., C.A. Alvord, printer. – Antique 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.)
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Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America / W. Roberts del., C.A. Alvord, printer. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America / W. Roberts del., C.A. Alvord, printer.
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This lithograph, titled for the Emancipation Proclamation and issued under the president's name, centers on a document rather than a battle or campaign, which sets it apart from many portrait prints of Lincoln from the same years. President Lincoln issued the proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring enslaved people in Confederate-held territory free. It did not immediately reach slave states that remained loyal to the Union, and its effect depended on Union military advances. Printed around 1864, the sheet shows how quickly emancipation became a popular subject for wall prints, and its tinted stone lithograph reflects the techniques used to reproduce such images in quantity.
| Created / published | c1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph with tint stone ; 60.7 x 48.7 cm (sheet) |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Engraving by W. Roberts. Copyright by R.A. Dimmick. |
| Subjects | United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation. African Americans--1860-1870. Slavery--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,100 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162720 |
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