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	Reading the Emancipation Proclamation Title Reading the Emancipation Proclamation Item ID P0406_1_333 Description Eleven slaves, including children, are gathered around their torch-lit hearth listening to a Union soldier reading the electrifying news that they are free. Subject Emancipation Proclamation African Americans Slaves Slavery Soldiers Fireplaces Log cabins Creator Herrick, H. W. Date 1864 Publisher S.A. Peters & Co., Hartford, Conn. Format of Original Engraving Digital Format JPG Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Source Collection Name Jack Smith Lincoln Graphics Collection Source Collection Number P0406 Digital Collection Name Civil War Materials Digital Collection Number DC008 Notes In a very poignant scene, the expressions of the listeners vary from jubilant to astonished to prayerful. This item is part of the Indiana and the Civil War Educator Curriculum Packet. Copyright Notice Digital Image © 2006 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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