The first vote – 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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The first vote comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The first vote
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Published on the cover of *Harper's Weekly* on November 16, 1867, *The first vote* presents African American men casting ballots for the first time, a subject that was new to the nation's political life. The wood engraving was made after a drawing by A.R. Waud, a prolific illustrator for the magazine during and after the Civil War. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 required voter registration of Black men in most former Confederate states, and the image reflects the weight of that change. The date and attribution come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Wood engraving after A.R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1867 Nov. 16), cover. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Voting; African American history--Suffrage; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,006 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-124150 |
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