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Abraham Lincoln Presenting Proclamation of Freedom to a Slave, C. Chapman Art

Abraham Lincoln Presenting Proclamation of Freedom to a Slave, C. Chapman Art
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Stock #:1143263
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Artist: C. Chapman
Publisher: International Art Publishing Company
Postmark: 1909 Feb-13
Postmark City: Olean
Postmark State: N.Y.
Stamp: 1c Franklin
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 51668
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The postcard depicts Abraham Lincoln, standing on a pedestal, handing a document (the Proclamation of Freedom) to a kneeling enslaved man whose shackles are broken. To the right, an allegorical female figure, possibly Liberty or Columbia, stands holding an American flag and a torch, with a laurel wreath on her head. An eagle perches atop a shield with "LIBERTY" on the left. The scene is set against a backdrop of a sunrise or sunset.
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