Emancipation Proclamation

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Emancipation Proclamation / del., lith. and print. by L. Lipman, Milwaukee, Wis.

LOC Summary

Print shows at center the text of the Emancipation Proclamation with vignettes surrounding it; on the left are scenes related to slavery and on the right are scenes showing the benefits attained through freedom; also shows Justice and Columbia at the top center beneath a bald eagle and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln at bottom center above a scene of former slaves giving thanks.

LOC Contributor Names

Lipman, L. (Louis)

LOC Created/Published

Madison, Wis. : Published & sold by Martin & Judson, c1864 Feb. 26.

LOC Standardized Date

1864

LOC Subject Headings

- Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865
- United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).--Emancipation Proclamation
- Columbia (Symbolic character)--1860-1870
- African Americans--Civil rights--1860-1870
- African Americans--Punishment & torture--1860-1870
- Slavery--1860-1870
- Liberty--1860-1870
- Freedmen--1860-1870

LOC Notes

- 106 U.S. Copyright Office
- Title from item.
- Inscribed in ink at top center: No. 106 filed Feb 26 1864.
- Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by S.W. Martin & N.P. Judson, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the District of Wisconsin.

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1864

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GK White reviewed 8/9/16

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