Carpenter, Francis Bicknell, 1830-1900 Signing the Emancipation Proclamation
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1230 Author/Creator: Carpenter, Francis Bicknell, 1830-1900 Place Written: s.l. Type: Postcard Date: circa 1887 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy
One postcard of the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. Depicts Abraham Lincoln and members of his cabinet. From an original painting by F.B. Carpenter. Reverse side contains a summary about the painting and signing of the document.
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