The Tocsin of liberty: rung by the state house bell, (Independence Hall;) Philadelphia, July 4th. 1776 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 rare antique lithograph captures The Tocsin of liberty: rung by the state house bell, (Independence Hall;) Philadelphia, July 4th. 1776 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Tocsin of liberty: rung by the state house bell, (Independence Hall;) Philadelphia, July 4th. 1776
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Printed in 1876, the centennial year, this Currier & Ives lithograph imagines the State House bell sounding from Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The bell that hung there, later called the Liberty Bell, had arrived from London in 1752 and cracked during its first test. Its inscription, taken from Leviticus, calls for liberty to be proclaimed throughout the land. Publishers such as Currier & Ives produced many patriotic scenes like this for American homes during the centennial, turning a revolutionary moment into a lasting national symbol.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6548. |
| Subjects | Liberty Bell. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,192 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109234 |
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