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The Declaration at 250
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10. Images of the Founding Era

  • The Declaration at 250
  • 1. Curators Present Rare Historic Documents from the Founding Era
  • 2. The Declaration and African American History
  • 3. Daily Life in the Founding Era
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Explore a gallery of images and broadsides related to the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary Era.

The Voice of the Liberty Bell, 1776–1926, poster created by Dan Smith and printed by Elliott Brewer, Philadelphia, 1926. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC09657)
Nathaniel Currier, Presenting the Declaration of Independence, ca. 1850. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC10045)
Declaration of Independence, printed by Peter Timothy, Charleston, South Carolina, August 2, 1776. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00959)
Print of colonists destroying a statue of King George III in New York, created by Francois Habermann around 1776. Printed in Germany, this image represents the overthrow of the monarchy and the impact of the American Revolution on European countries. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06952)
Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia, surveyed by N. Scull and G. Heap, engraved by William Faden, London, England, 1777. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC02118)
Print of British war ships landing in Boston in 1768, shortly before the Revolutionary War. This image was used to illustrate the invasion of British troops into the colonies shortly after the Boston Massacre. Engraved by Paul Revere, May 1770. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC02873)
Engraved copy of the Declaration of Independence, ca. 1840. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC04530)
Print of General John Rochambeau on horseback. Rochambeau was a French ally to the American cause and a key figure in the Battle of Yorktown. Artist and date of creation unknown. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC04837.02)
Oil painting of George Washington in military uniform by American artist Rembrandt Peale, created around 1852. Peale produced at least 79 paintings of Washington. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC09119.01)
Declaration of Independence, printed by William J. Stone, Washington, DC, 1820. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00154.02)
Poster depicting colonial-era and World War II-era American soldiers, created in 1943. This image, produced by the United States Office of War Information, was meant to remind Americans of their historical promise to fight for liberty. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC09520.37)
Print of Phillis Wheatley featured in her book of poems, 1773. Wheatley was a well-known poet during the time of the American Revolution, despite the fact that she had been enslaved. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06154)
Photograph of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, created between 1861 and 1865. Small photographs like this were easily shared to celebrate the “birthplace” of the nation, where the Declaration of Independence was signed. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00241.04)
Print depicting the Boston Massacre, engraved by Paul Revere in 1770. This image was meant to inspire anger toward the British soldiers, who are seen here firing upon the helpless American colonists. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC01868)
Silhouette image of Colonel Eliphalet Bulkeley on horseback, created by T.C. Colchester between 1770 and 1780. Bulkeley served in the 25th Connecticut Regiment in the Revolutionary War. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC01450.041)

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