[Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall] – Antique Wall Art
![[Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall], [ca. 1845] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/3062c775e3a4-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of [Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Stuffed eagle in Independence Hall]
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A stuffed eagle stands inside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the building where the Declaration of Independence was debated and adopted, in this daguerreotype made around 1845. The record credits W. G. Mason as the probable maker. By the 1840s the bald eagle had long served as a national emblem, and a mounted specimen in the nation's most revered room would have carried obvious patriotic meaning for visitors. The small plate, a sixth-plate daguerreotype, shows how early photography captured both historic interiors and the objects that filled them.
| Created / published | [ca. 1845] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : approximate sixth plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1840-1850. |
| Notes | In passe partout mat. Paper label on back of mat: Daguerreotyped by W. G. Mason probably about 1845. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.4). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress) |
| Subjects | Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) Eagles--1840-1850. Taxidermy--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,546 × 3,629 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222726 |
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