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Franklin directing the building of stockade fort – Historic Photo Reproduction

Franklin directing the building of stockade fort, [c1909?] — historic photograph
Franklin directing the building of stockade fort, [c1909?]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Franklin directing the building of stockade fort comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Here Benjamin Franklin is shown overseeing the raising of a stockade fort, a scene tied to his work organizing Pennsylvania's defense during the French and Indian War. In 1755, after raids on settlers along the colony's western frontier, Franklin helped raise volunteers and supervised the building of a line of fortified posts to shelter farming families. This print reproduces a painting by Charles E. Mills and was issued by the Detroit Publishing Co. The date of about 1909 comes from an old caption card and is an estimate that should be treated with caution.

Created / published[c1909?]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesReproduction of painting by Charles E. Mills. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Date based on similar print in BIOG File.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 902 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-125686

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