Founding Fathers Collection

Debating the US Constitution, 1787
George Washington presiding over the Constitutional Convention, 1787. Hand-colored engraving 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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American Declaration of Independence, 1776. Watercolor wash over a 19th century woodcut reproduction of the document

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Committee writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776: Franklin, Jefferson, Livingston, Adams, and Sherman (left - right). Hand-colored engraving

Western US after the Compromise of 1850
Map showing the western US territories after the Compromise of 1850. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Constitutional Convention, 1787
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Resolution to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Signatures of leaders of the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Signatures of leading members of Constitutional Convention, 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

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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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Delegates signing the Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Opening prayer of the First Continental Congress in Carpenters Hall Philadelphia, 1774. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Crowds outside Independence Hall hearing John Nixon read the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Portraits of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, with the drafting Committee in the middle, Philadelphia, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Continental Congress leaving Independence Hall to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, PA, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a Howard Pyle illustration

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Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Printed halftone reproduction of Trumbull painting

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