Lincoln Bedroom Plaque
This photograph shows a plaque embedded in the mantelpiece of the Lincoln Bedroom. It reads, "In this room Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 whereby four million slaves were given their freedom and slavery was forever prohibited in these United States." The Lincoln Bedroom is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion.
- Photographer
- Bates Littlehales
- Date of Work
- April 1962
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
