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Independence Day Collection

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Centennial celebration at Independence Hall, 1876

Centennial celebration at Independence Hall, 1876
Colonial flag and fireworks over Independence Hall to celebrate the Centennial of the Declaration of Independence, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Fourth of July centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1876

Fourth of July centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1876
Centennial Fourth of July celebration in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Summer holiday celebration in an American village, 1800s

Summer holiday celebration in an American village, 1800s
Country people enjoying an outdoor gathering, dancing to a makeshift band, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: HOUS2A-00104

HOUS2A-00104
Fourth of July celebration in Centre Square, Philadelphia, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776

Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776
John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, July 8, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Independence Day festivities in New York City, 1834

Independence Day festivities in New York City, 1834
Fourth of July celebration in New York City, looking south on Broadway from Cortlandt Street, 1834. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: HOUS2A-00130

HOUS2A-00130
Rural July Fourth celebration, with patriotic speeches, dancing, and socializing, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Fourth of July in a Maine village

Fourth of July in a Maine village
Small town parade and Fourth of July celebration, Alfred, Maine. Digital photograph

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00053

EVRV2A-00053
Delegates signing the Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00064

EVRV2A-00064
Crowds outside Independence Hall hearing John Nixon read the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00088

EVRV2A-00088
Americans tearing down the statue of King George III in New York City to celebrate independence, July 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Delaware colonists cheer the Declaration of Independence

Delaware colonists cheer the Declaration of Independence
Patriots celebrate the Declaration of Independence in Dover, Delaware, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00191

EVRV2A-00191
Reading the Declaration of Independence at the Old State House in Boston, 1776. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00198

EVRV2A-00198
Bellman told to ring the Liberty Bell to announce the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: Declaration of Independence cheered in North Carolina, 1776

Declaration of Independence cheered in North Carolina, 1776
North Carolina colonials celebrating news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00246

EVRV2A-00246
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

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00005

EVRV2A-00005
Reading the Declaration of Independence to cheering colonists in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndependence Day Collection: EVRV2A-00020

EVRV2A-00020
Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Printed halftone reproduction of Trumbull painting


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