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Powell, George May, 1835-1905 Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01230.02 Author/Creator: Powell, George May, 1835-1905 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: January 31, 1865 Pagination: 1 key Height: 35 cm, Width: 28.5 cm Order a Copy

One photograph montage dated January 31, 1865 entitled, "Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture." Reverse side contains a key for each senator photographed. Those photographed had voted to prohibit slavery. (see another copy in the Powell collection GLC00687, and in GLC07033; Powell designed the photograph.)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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