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Behind the Scenes of a Historic Photo Shoot
What did it take to pull together a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's inkwell and his pen? (3:05)
Produced by: Jeff Campagna, Brendan McCabe and Ryan R. Reed
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Comments (1)
A fascinating photograph. The Smithsonian video would have been even more fascinating if it were captioned and I could enjoy the commentary.
Posted by Paul McRae on January 1,2013 | 04:08 AM