Birthplace of Hon. Horace Mann [Franklin, Mass.] – Antique Wall Art
![Birthplace of Hon. Horace Mann [Franklin, Mass.] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d1/d17ef1297e5a-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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of Birthplace of Hon. Horace Mann [Franklin, Mass.]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Birthplace of Hon. Horace Mann [Franklin, Mass.]
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Most images on this board show broad scenes, but this engraving focuses on a single house: the birthplace of Horace Mann, the educational reformer who was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, in 1796. The print appeared as an illustration in Abijah Blake's History of Franklin, Mass., which places it opposite page 358 of that town history. Mann went on to lead the Massachusetts Board of Education and became a leading advocate for public common schools, so the modest farmhouse pictured here is tied to his later influence on American education. The record gives no date for the engraving itself, so it is best read as a local-history depiction of the house rather than a dated view.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Blake, History of Franklin, Mass., opp. p. 358. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: BI; Mass.--F-; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,056 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135769 |
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