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North Carolina : city of Wilmington

Description: Image of an eye-level landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of North Carolina, and vignettes of logging work and buildings, with busts of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1875
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000562
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Delaware : city of Wilmington

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of Wilmington, Delaware, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Connecticut and landscapes, with busts of Thomas McKean and George Read, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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Connecticut : city of New Haven

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of New Haven, Connecticut, in the distance, in a shield motif; five vignettes of the seal of Connecticut, factories, and buildings and a park, with busts of Samuel Huntington and William Williams, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

priJLC_VIEW_000541

New Hampshire : city of Portsmouth

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level landscape view of a waterfront scene with people skating and sledding on ice and the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of New Hampshire and a landscape of a stone quarry with workers, with busts of William Whipple and Josiah Bartlett, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

priJLC_VIEW_000557

Rhode Island : city of Newport

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of the harbor and city of Newport, Rhode Island, showing sailboats in the water, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Rhode Island, factories and pastures and orchards, with busts of William Ellery and Stephen Hopkins, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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New Jersey : city of Trenton

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of Trenton, New Jersey, with people on the bank of the Delaware River and boarding a steamboat in the foreground, and a view of a bridge and city in the background, in a shield motif; vignettes of factories, the seal of New Jersey, and fruits and vegetables displayed in a landscape, with busts of Abraham Clark and Richard Stockton, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

priJLC_VIEW_000558

North Carolina Mecklenburg declaration of independence

Visual Materials

Image of a commemorative version of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20th, 1775; two allegorical women figures at top center; bust-length portrait of man with mustache at center surrounded by text of the declaration resolutions on banners; image of the Capitol building of Charlotte, North Carolina, at bottom center flanked by printed signatures of the declaration supporters; ornate decorative border with Union shields and American flags inset at corners.

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North Carolina : city of Wilmington

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