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North Carolina Mecklenburg declaration of independence

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1877
Call number: priJLC_POL_002660
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

Declaration of Independence

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Image of the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress (incorrectly labeled as the signing of the Declaration of Independence) inspired by the painting by John Trumbull in the United States Capitol; the Committee of Five (John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Robert Livingston of New York, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia) present their draft at center while members of Congress sit along the edges of the room; flags and musical instruments on wall in background.

priJLC_POL_002673

Illustrated chart of our American republic

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Image of five color printed vignettes related to American patriotism, union, and temperance at center featuring an American bald eagle, doves, angels, and soldiers with text banners and captions; 20 uncolored portraits of soldiers, men, women, and allegorical figures at left and right.

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Bitters S. S. Wyckoff & Co. New York

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Image of an advertisement for bitters sold by S. S. Wyckoff & Co. of New York, New York; allegorical woman figure wearing a liberty cap and holding laurel wreaths in each hand at center surrounded by books, ewers, sculpture, sheaves of grain, grapes, and a draped American flag; United States Capitol building in background; United States seal with eagle at bottom center.

priJLC_MED_002616

California State Board of Agriculture awards this diploma

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Image of a certificate from the California State Board of Agriculture with allegorical figures of women and cherubs forming a decorative border; men in robes with agricultural tools and plants flank an image of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, with flags and eagle at bottom center; farm fields, cabins, agricultural machinery, horses, livestock, and crops visible in background.

priJLC_AGR_001810

North Carolina : city of Wilmington

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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.

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Presidents of the United States

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Image of the goddess Columbia wearing a draped American flag with staff in hand flanked by bald eagle and Union shield with a steam ship and the United States Capitol building in background; ornate frame made up of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789-1861: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln; key with last names and dates in office for each president at bottom center.

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North Carolina Mecklenburg declaration of independence

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