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Proclamation of Emancipation. By the President of the United States of America

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@ The Library Company of Philadelphia

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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; W. Roberts, Del. sc.; C. A. Alvord, Printer.; Copyrighted by R. A. Dimmick.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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