Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of the state of Louisiana, with portraits of the distinguished members of the Convention & Assembly, A.D. 1868 – Historic Photograph 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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This antique lithograph of Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of the state of Louisiana, with portraits of the distinguished members of the Convention & Assembly, A.D. 1868 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of the state of Louisiana, with portraits of the distinguished members of the Convention & Assembly, A.D. 1868
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Among the portraits on this sheet is Oscar J. Dunn, a Black politician who rose to become lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1868. The print reproduces an extract from the state's reconstructed constitution, drafted by a convention that met in New Orleans in early 1868 under the federal Reconstruction Acts, which required new state constitutions that guaranteed voting rights regardless of race. Sheets like this one, with portraits of delegates and legislators, recorded the men who took part in that government at a moment when their roles were new and contested. Dunn's career ended abruptly when he died in office in 1871.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1870.Group portraits 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1991:87. |
| Subjects | Dunn, Oscar J. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,801 × 4,740 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219557 |
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