State of Connecticut Thanksgiving Proclamation, Governor Abiram Chamberlain – Antique Print

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Step back in time with State of Connecticut Thanksgiving Proclamation, Governor Abiram Chamberlain, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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State of Connecticut Thanksgiving Proclamation, Governor Abiram Chamberlain
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Few objects on this board are as plainly official as this 1904 proclamation, issued under the name of Connecticut Governor Abiram Chamberlain. Governors across the country issued such documents each autumn, calling residents to set aside a day for public thanksgiving. The custom had spread nationally after Abraham Lincoln's 1863 proclamation, and state documents like this one gave the holiday a formal, statewide voice. Worth noticing is how the document turned a family and church tradition into a shared public observance, with the day named by executive decree rather than by law.
| Created / published | 1904 |
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| Original scan | 3,000 × 4,550 px · prints to 10 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | connecticut proclimation 1904 |
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