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

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J. Mayer & Co

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Print commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation containing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and two anti-slavery vignettes above text from the Proclamation. The portrait, bordered by an American eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows in front of a backdrop of American flags, is centered between scenes of a slave auction and freedmen working in a carpentry shop. Below the scenes, two African American cherubs hold a banner inscribed, "By the President of the United States of America." Below the text an allegorical vignette contrasts the productive North with the destitute South.; J. Mayer & Co. Lith, 4 State St., Boston.; J. Mayer & Company, the Boston lithography firm established by John Julius Mayer in 1862, specialized in practical lithography. Despite the official firm name, John Mayer had no partners.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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Keywords

  1. Angels
  2. Civil War
  3. Civil War, 1861 1865
  4. Commemorative Prints
  5. Emancipation Proclamation
  6. Freedmen
  7. History
  8. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809 1865
  9. Lithographs
  10. Portraits
  11. Slave Trade
  12. Slaver
  13. Slaves
  14. United States
  15. United States President (1861 1865 : Lincoln)

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