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Creator Role
artist
Description
The black and white print is a caligraphic rendering of text surrounding standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1863
Latest
1865
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1865
Time Period
1860-1869
Measurement
30 X 24 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper
Inscription
Top recto center: EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION / ISSUED JANUARY 1ST 1863 / [text of the Emancipation Proclamation follows in script.]; Bottom recto below Proclamation text: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Gilman R. Russel in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of [Pennsylvania]. / THE ORIGINAL / DESIGNED AND EXECUTED / entirely with a / PEN / BY / GILMAN R. RUSSELL / Prof. of Penmanship. / P.S. Duval & Son Lith. Phila. / Published by a Company
Subjects
Broadsides; Emancipation Proclamation; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Portraits
Work Type
Lithograph
Class
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
5714
Digital ID
FVW_05714
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.