Proclamation of Emancipation. By the President of the United States of America. [graphic] / W. Roberts, Del. sc.; C. A. Alvord, Printer.
Title
Proclamation of Emancipation. By the President of the United States of America. [graphic] / W. Roberts, Del. sc.; C. A. Alvord, Printer.
Description
Copyrighted by R. A. Dimmick., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Print commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. Contains a portrait of Lincoln surounded by American flags and the American eagle; six vignettes within an ornamental border depicting the horror of Southern slavery and the industriousness of the free North; an allegorical scene contrasting the war savaged Confederacy with the proseprous Union; and the text of the proclamation
Creator
Roberts, William, b. ca. 1829, engraver., creator, Dimmick, R. A., copyright holder., creator
Date
c1864.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. GC - Emancipation [5792.F.27]