Title

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1872. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1872. Originally built and inhabited by the colonial government of Pennsylvania (as reflected in its original name, Pennsylvania State House), it was the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783, the site of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and of the drafting and signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. Engraving from John Gilmary Shea's A Child's History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1872

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C11_110

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37,7Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,2in x 13,0in / 3372 x 3912 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings event historical architecture country independence war location century Philadelphia Pennsylvania concept B&W MONOCHROME Declaration of Independence United States of America United States declaration Independence Hall 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century American history historic America USA The Print Collector colonialism Pennsylvania State House TGN war of independence engraving Unknown John Gilmary Shea Shea John Gilmary John Gilmary Shea engraving