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Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.

1879-1881

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The reading of the Declaration of Independence to a crowd of cheering colonists in the State House Yard, Philadelphia, on July 8, 1776.
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E Row 02/GC036/Box 01 GA 2024.04405
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Publisher
[between 1879 and 1881?]
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Author
Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928
Language
English
Subject
United States—Declaration of Independence
United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783
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