(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) W.R. Knapp, photographer. An untraced reproduction of the manuscript
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(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) W.R. Knapp, photographer. An untraced reproduction of the manuscript Declaration and Trumbull painting. Lithograph, 22 x 32 inches, on original light board, with 13¼ x 20-inch albumen photograph laid down as issued, captioned above "Declaration of Independence. July 4th, 1776"; moderate wear including a few light abrasions to image, a few small chips at edges not affecting text, moderate dampstaining on bottom edge. New York: American Photo-Lithographic Co., 1868 The central image is a photograph of the Asher Durand engraving of John Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Below are facsimile signatures of the signers, with an adaptation of the engraving's key. On either side is a reproduction of Jefferson's original manuscript text. We have traced no other examples of this presentation at auction or in OCLC, and it is not recorded in Bidwell.
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(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) W.R. Knapp, photographer. An untraced reproduction of the manuscript
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