Franklin Collection

Americans gaining French alliance in the Revolutionary War
American and French representatives signing a Treaty of Alliance at Paris, American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Franklin, Hamilton, and other delegates discussing the Constitution
Franklin, Hamilton, and others discussing the framing of the US Constitution at a tea party in Philadelphia, 1787. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Franklin representing the American cause at Louis XVIs court. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century painting

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" Unite or Die" snake cartoon, a plea for American colonies opposition to British policies, 1750s. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th century illustration

McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850
British ship " Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClures discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850

Benjamin Franklin wearing eyeglasses. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

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Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Ben Franklin, 1776. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Franklin flying a kite to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning. Hand-colored woodcut

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Leyden jar experiment with which Benjamin Franklin showed that a spark generates heat. Hand-colored woodcut

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Franklins model of his " Pennsylvania Fire-Place, " now called the Franklin Stove. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction

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Young Ben Franklin in a Philadelphia printing shop, told by Governor Keith he should go to England. Hand-colored woodcut

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Benjamin Franklin negotiating a French alliance with Louis XVI, American Revolution Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Henry Grinnells ship aground during the search led by Elisha Kent Kane for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition, under the midnight sun, 1853

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Ben Franklin arriving in Philadelphia as a young man looking for work. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Franklin reading. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Franklin, with his grandsons, in Paris representing the American cause during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Franklin at his desk, with his signature. Hand-colored engraving

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