Emancipation Proclamation, Leland-Boker Authorized Edition, 1864.
M1986.257
Folio broadside of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of State William H. Seward, and John G. Nicolay, Private Secretary to the President. One from an edition of 48, it was printed at the request of Charles Godfrey Leland and George H. Boker to be offered for sale as a souvenir at the Great Central Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864, in order to raise funds for sick and wounded soldiers and military camps.
What a great resource for teachers. Thanks a million to the library staff for putting up this hi-res scan.
Thanks, Todd. We’re happy to. Click on the picture to open an even bigger version in a new browser window to really see it up close.