(CIVIL WAR) Anti Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture wi

Sale 1947 - Lot 14

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

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Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture, with Lincoln, Hamlin, and the Senators and Representatives. Albumen print, 16x14 inches (40.6x35.5 cm.), affixed to the original trimmed mount, with a printed credit on mount recto; accompanied by a period key to the portraits. 1865

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An important pictorial document representing the politicians who voted "Aye" on the resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States so as to prohibit slavery. The legislation was passed in the Senate on April 8, 1864 and in the House on January 31, 1865.<