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PreservedUpdated 9/26/2026
Emancipation Proclamation (Official 1864 Printing)

Emancipation Proclamation (Official 1864 Printing)

Made by U.S. Government Printing Office / Leland-Boker edition1864Washington, D.C.

A signed Leland-Boker printing of the Emancipation Proclamation — forty-eight copies printed for the 1864 Philadelphia Sanitary Fair, signed by Lincoln. The collector has publicly loaned copies of founding-era documents, including an Emancipation printing, to national institutions.

Provenance

1864

Printed and signed for the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair

confirmed
2010s

Documented among the collector's founding-document loans (press coverage)

documented
2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed
Current Custodian
Washington, D.C.
Access Matrix
  • Digital viewingpublic
  • Additional photographsby request
  • Remote video inspectionavailable
  • Research visitowner approval
  • Temporary research loancase by_case
  • Museum exhibition loanavailable
  • Scientific samplingnot permitted
  • Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryDocuments
MaterialsLetterpress broadside, Lincoln signature
DimensionsApprox. 56 × 44 cm
ConditionVery good; conserved
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 90/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (1864). Emancipation Proclamation (Official 1864 Printing) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1863-007063.