Reading the Emancipation Proclamation / H.W. Herrick, del., J.W. Watts, sc. – Vintage Print
![Reading the Emancipation Proclamation / H.W. Herrick, del., J.W. Watts, sc., [Hartford, Conn. : S.A. Peters and Co.] c 1864. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/75/75fc747e7bfa-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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A window into the past: Reading the Emancipation Proclamation / H.W. Herrick, del., J.W. Watts, sc., preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Reading the Emancipation Proclamation / H.W. Herrick, del., J.W. Watts, sc.
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Titled *Reading the Emancipation Proclamation*, this steel engraving was designed by H.W. Herrick and engraved by J.W. Watts, and it was issued around 1864 in Hartford, Connecticut, by S.A. Peters and Co. It accompanied a pamphlet of the proclamation published by Lucius Stebbins, whose copyright entry was recorded in the District Court of Connecticut. Lincoln's proclamation, which declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory free, took effect on January 1, 1863, so the pamphlet's "1864" date is an error the record marks as [sic]. Illustrated prints like this helped carry the document's wording to Northern audiences during the war.
| Created / published | [Hartford, Conn. : S.A. Peters and Co.] c 1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : steel engraving. |
| Notes | This print accompanied a pamphlet published by Lucius Stebbins, Emancipation Proclamation of January 1st, 1864 [sic]. Entered according to Act of Congress 1864 by Lucius Stebbins in the clerk's office of the District Court of Connecticut. Associated name on shelflist card: Watts, J.W. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,402 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110571 |
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