Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 136. [Thirteenth Amendment]. A composite photograph of Lincoln and the signers of the 13th Amendment, which banned slavery.

[Thirteenth Amendment]. A composite photograph of Lincoln and the signers of the 13th Amendment, which banned slavery

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October 15, 06:16 PM GMT

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1,200 - 1,800 USD

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[THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT]

A COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN AND THE SIGNERS OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT, WHICH BANNED SLAVERY. NEW YORK: POWELL AND CO., 1865


Composite oval albumen photograph (10 x 8 1/2 in.; 254 x 216). On tinted mount, accompanied by a single printed folio sheet, being a "Key" to the images; some toning and foxing to photograph and key. 


A striking composite, depicting the senators and congressmen who voted in favor of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery. Hannibal Hamlin featured at the top, Schuyler Colfax in the center, and Abraham Lincoln prominently at bottom edge of the oval.