New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln"

THF239918 / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln"

THF239918a / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail1

THF239918b / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail2

THF239918c / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail3

THF239918d / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail4

THF239918e / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail5

THF239918f / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail6

THF239918g / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail7

THF239918h / New York Evening Post Newspaper for September 23, 1862, "Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" / detail8

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

23 September 1862

Subject Date

23 September 1862

Creators

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Collection Title

Newspaper Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2005.0.5.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 16 in (folded in half; 32" unfolded)
Width: 26 in

Keywords	Newspapers Civil wars Liberty Slavery United States presidents Proclamations Executive orders Emancipation Proclamation American Civil War, 1861-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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