Object Details
- associated person
- Lincoln, Abraham
- R. A. Dimmick
- Description
- In the summer of 1862, Lincoln drafted an executive order on slavery. Published in September, it declared that, as of January 1, 1863, all persons held in slavery in areas still in rebellion would be “then, thenceforward, and forever free.” Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not directly free any enslaved people in Union-controlled areas, it was widely understood that a Union victory would mean the end of slavery.
- Publishers throughout the North printed decorative copies of the Emancipation Proclamation after its enactment. R. A. Dimmick published this engraving in 1864.
- Gift of Ralph E. Becker, 1959
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
- 1864
- associated date
- 1863
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1863.F03
- catalog number
- 227739.1863.F03
- accession number
- 274861
- Object Name
- broadside, illuminated
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- white with black type; yellow; blue; red; green (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 16 in; 55.88 cm x 40.64 cm
- mat: 26 1/4 in x 20 1/2 in; 66.675 cm x 52.07 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Related Publication
- Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- National Museum of American History
- referenced
- Blacks
- classified
- abolitionism
- Subject
- African American
- Slavery
- related event
- Emancipation Proclamation (2)
- Emancipation Proclamation (1)
- Record ID
- nmah_529580
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-6c59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
