Proclamation of Sam. Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas...December 12, 1835 [to] Citizens of Texas... – Vintage Wall Art
![Proclamation of Sam. Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas...December 12, 1835 [to] Citizens of Texas... — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3f/3fe5bb343410-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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This rare historic print captures Proclamation of Sam. Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas...December 12, 1835 [to] Citizens of Texas... in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Proclamation of Sam. Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas...December 12, 1835 [to] Citizens of Texas...
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Printing a proclamation on silk was unusual, which sets this sheet apart from the ordinary paper broadsides of its day. It was issued in the name of Sam Houston as commander-in-chief of the Army of Texas, and its December 12, 1835, date places it in the months when Texian forces were organizing against Mexican rule. Houston, who later lent his name to the city of Houston, founded in 1836, was emerging as the central military and political figure of the revolt. The catalog notes are unverified, so the exact purpose of the silk printing is uncertain, but it may have been meant to be displayed as well as read.
| Medium | 1 print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1835 |
| Subjects | Broadside, no illus., of silk. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Prints on cloth; Texas--History; PI; Rare Bk. Div.; Broadsides--1835; Shelf. H-, Samuel, 1793-1863. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,034 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130280 |
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