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Abraham Lincoln Presenting Proclamation of Freedom to a Slave, Liberty Allegory

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Stock #:1142545
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Artist: C. Chapman
Publisher: International Art Publishing Company
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 51658
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The postcard depicts Abraham Lincoln standing beside a kneeling enslaved man, presenting him with the Proclamation of Freedom. To the right, an allegorical female figure, likely Liberty or Columbia, stands in a white gown and blue sash, holding an American flag and resting her hand on a shield with stars and stripes. An eagle and arrows are visible in the upper left corner. The scene is set against a backdrop of a sunburst design.

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