National Archives Store Exclusive Professionally custom framed in U.S.A. 28 X 23 inches Premium framing grade non-reflective acrylic Triple acid-free gold and navy blue suede mat Sealed and wired, ready to hang Parchment paper, unique in appearance, with crinkles and aging process characteristics Product Description The National Archives store is delighted to offer this beautifully custom framed, full-size reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation. All five pages of the original document are combined into one easy-to-display facsimile on parchment writing paper, which has been through an aging process that makes every document unique. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. The edict formally proclaimed the freedom of all slaves held in areas still in revolt and invited black men to join the Union Army and Navy, resulting in the enlistment of approximately 200,000 freed slaves and free black people before the war's end.
