Emancipation Proclamation #9
by Granger
Title
Emancipation Proclamation #9
Artist
Granger
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. Carte-de-visite printed at Boston, Massachusetts, 1863, featuring a reproduction of William Tolman Carlton's painting 'Watch Meeting - Dec. 31, 1862 - Waiting for the Hour,' which portrays a group of African American slaves awaiting the moment when the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect.
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July 23rd, 2012
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