Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation signing
Today is the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's official signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Richmond traditionally celebrated Emancipation Day in April, although the dates of celebrations have varied over the years. The picture below was taken on April 3rd, 1905 in downtown Richmond.
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I've seen this photo before and it looks to me like the 1100 block of Main st. facing NE. The Light grey stone building with the flag on top I believe is what is formerly the Federal Court house and the old Confederate Treasury building. I think the building eventually expanded to take up most of the block but I'm not exactly sure.
ReplyDeleteIt's the celebration of the evacuation of Richmond.
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