Drafting the Declaration of Independence
- Title
- Drafting the Declaration of Independence
- LC Subject
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Description
- Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston a committee to draught a declaration of independence. While there seems to be no record that this committee ever met in formal session the artist who made this picture depicts Jefferson presenting his draft of the declaration for the consideration of the other members.
- Work Type
- lantern slides
- Location
- Philadelphia >> Philadelphia County >> Pennsylvania >> United States
- Date
- 1900/1940
- Identifier
- P217:09:11
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Set 15 - Revolutionary War
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Hand-tinted
