Exciting scene in the House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 1865, on the announcement of the passage of the amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery for ever
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@ Art and Picture Collection. The New York Public Library
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Written on border: "Feb. 18, 1865
1865
![Exciting scene in the House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 1865, on the announcem[ent of the passage of the amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery for ever.]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/2def1ef5dea21ffc0080c8120953774ab6a181c1.png "Exciting scene in the House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 1865, on the announcem[ent of the passage of the amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery for ever.]")
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