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The eagle, emblem of America – Historic Reproduction

The eagle, emblem of America, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving
The eagle, emblem of America, [no date recorded on caption card]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive 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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The eagle, emblem of America comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The national bird of the United States appears here as a single engraved emblem, and the eagle has served as a symbol of the nation since the Great Seal was adopted in 1782, when the bald eagle was chosen to hold the olive branch and arrows. Engraved designs like this one were the work of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the federal agency that produced currency, securities and official documents, and its craftsmen used fine lines and dense hatching to render feathers and talons. The caption card carries no date, so the exact year of production is uncertain, but the subject ties it closely to the national iconography that the bureau reproduced for decades.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesEngraving by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,146 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108123

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