1776 assertion of colonial America's independence from Great Britain

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The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull.

Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by T. Knight after A. Boucher Desnoyers.

The U.S.A between 1776 and 1876. Engraving by G.W. Casilear for the Centennial International Exhibition, ca. 1876.

Hugh Williamson : physician, patriot, and founding father / George F. Sheldon.

Benjamin Rush : patriot and physician / Alyn Brodsky.

Declaration of independence of the United States of America. Engraving by William Woodruff, ca. 1819.

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United States Declaration of Independence

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Images referencing United States Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of independence of the United States of America. Engraving by William Woodruff, ca. 1819.

United States Declaration of Independence

Images from the collections

Images referencing United States Declaration of Independence

Works from the collections

Declaration of independence of the United States of America. Engraving by William Woodruff, ca. 1819.

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