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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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Citizen addressing "Old Hickory" during Andrew Jackson's Presidential campaign, 1820s.
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Blacks in South Carolina legislature under Reconstruction

Reconstructed South Carolina legislature, including African-American delegates, passing an appropriations bill, 1873.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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