Raising the Liberty Pole, 1776 engraving – Historic Reproduction
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Raising the Liberty Pole, 1776 engraving comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Raising the Liberty Pole, 1776 engraving
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Liberty poles were a distinctly American custom of the Revolutionary years, raised in town squares and on village greens as public declarations of resistance to British rule. This engraving from 1776 shows the act itself, with a crowd gathered around a tall pole being hoisted into place. Such scenes were often used to rally support for the independence movement, and the liberty pole became a symbol that carried into the decades after the war. Look closely at the figures in the crowd, whose gestures suggest the collective effort the work of raising one required.
| Original scan | 9,747 × 7,571 px · prints to 32 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02159u |
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