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Declaration of Independence – Historic Print

Declaration of Independence, c. 1896 — antique lithograph
Declaration of Independence, c. 1896. Antique lithograph from the Jefferson 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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A window into the past: Declaration of Independence, preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Declaration of Independence

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This large lithograph, made by the Chicago firm Kurz and Allison around 1896, turns the signing of the Declaration of Independence into a dramatic printed scene. The Continental Congress adopted the document on July 4, 1776, after a committee led by Thomas Jefferson drafted it. Images like this one were widely sold in the late 1800s, when chromolithography made affordable patriotic pictures popular in homes, schools, and public buildings. Their rich color and large size were meant to bring national founding stories to ordinary viewers.

Created / publishedc. 1896
Mediumprint, lithograph, 43 5/8 x 55 in.
NotesKurz and Allison
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,001 × 3,818 px · prints to 10 × 13 in at 300 dpi
Reference08314u

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