Commemorative Print of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864
Commemorative Print of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864
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- Description
- In the summer of 1862, Lincoln drafted an executive order on slavery. Published in September, it declared that, as of January 1, 1863, all persons held in slavery in areas still in rebellion would be “then, thenceforward, and forever free.” Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not directly free any enslaved people in Union-controlled areas, it was widely understood that a Union victory would mean the end of slavery.
- Publishers throughout the North printed decorative copies of the Emancipation Proclamation after its enactment. R. A. Dimmick published this engraving in 1864.
- Gift of Ralph E. Becker, 1959
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- broadside, illuminated
- date made
- 1864
- associated date
- 1863
- associated person
- Lincoln, Abraham
- maker
- R. A. Dimmick
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- white with black type; yellow; blue; red; green (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 16 in; 55.88 cm x 40.64 cm
- mat: 26 1/4 in x 20 1/2 in; 66.675 cm x 52.07 cm
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1863.F03
- catalog number
- 227739.1863.F03
- accession number
- 274861
- Credit Line
- The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
- subject
- Blacks
- abolitionism
- African American
- Slavery
- Emancipation Proclamation (2)
- Emancipation Proclamation (1)
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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