Manuscript of Emancipation Proclamation on card

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A carte-de-visite sized card with handwritten text of the Emancipation Proclamation. The text is on a sheet that has been pasted onto the card. The text at the top and bottom of the card reads [The Emancipation Proclamation of / Abraham Lincoln President of the U.S.] with the text of the proclamation appearing inside a hand-drawn, rectangular border. Card has smudges and stains, especially along the bottom and outer edges. There are no marks on the back.

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