Skip to main content

Copies of F.B. Carpenter's painting of Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation] [picture

View
@ New York State Library

Beal, J.H

Description

This picture shows Lincoln reading the emancipation proclamation to his cabinet; Biographical note: A preliminary proclamation was released on September 22, 1862. The formal proclamation was released on January 1, 1863. According to the caption on the photograph, Carpenter's painting was made in 1864.
Type:
Text
Rights:
This document or image is provided for education and research purposes. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or use it in any way rests with the user. For additional information, see the New York State Library's Copyright and Use Statement, available at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/scandocs/rights.htm.
View Original At:

Record Contributed By

New York State Library

Record Harvested From

Empire State Digital Network