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Nathaniel Ames

Date: 1859
Description: Oil portrait of Nathaniel Ames, a former Revolutionary War soldier.
Photograph

General Daniel Brodhead

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an oval-shaped pendant with a portrait of General Daniel Brodhead (October 1736-November 1809) of Pennsylvania. General Brodhe...
Photograph

Statue of Nathan Hale

Date: 1914
Description: A bronze statue at Yale College honoring Nathan Hale. The ivy covered brick wall of Connecticut Hall fills the background of the photo.
Photograph

General Anthony Wayne Monument

Date: 1908
Description: Statue of General Anthony Wayne an American Revolution General, astride a horse. Dedicated on June 20, 1908 the Henry K. Bush-Brown bronze surmounts a gent...
Photograph

Monument

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Description: Two statues mark the entrance of the picnic area of Valley Forge National Park. The monuments consist of identical bases and an eagle on top of each column...
Print

1776, the Past, 1861, the Present

Date: 1860
Description: George Washington on the left holds the American Revolutionary flag with the date "1776" on it, and a Union Zouave soldier on the right holds a Union flag ...
Photograph

Washington and Lord Cornwallis

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Description: A view of two copies of paintings relating to Yorktown, Virginia. The top copy is entitled, "Washington Declining Overtures from Lord Cornwallis," and bel...
Print

The Union Forever

Date: 1860
Description: An intricate design. A blue line frames a background of red horizontal stripes. Inside an ornate border, two figures stand on the left and right. The left ...
Photograph

Washington at Valley Forge

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Description: View of Washington at Valley Forge.
Photograph

Statue of Nathan Hale

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Description: Statue of Nathan Hale (1755-1776), a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Base of the statue reads, "I only regret that ...
Photograph

The Minuteman Statue

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Description: View of the Minuteman Statue in a park setting. The sculpture was completed in 1874 by Daniel Chester French.
Painting

Felix Walker

Date: 1850
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of a painted quarter-length portrait of Felix Walker, 1793-1828. Mr. Walker fought in the Revolutionary War alongside Daniel Boon...
Painting

Colonel Robert Patterson

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Patterson (1753-1827). Patterson was a pioneer settler to both Kentucky and Ohio. He served in ...
Photograph

Colonel Robert Weakley

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Weakley. Col. Weakley served as a Representative from Tennessee; born in Halifax County, Va., Jul...
Photograph

Painting of General William Irvine

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Irvine. The portrait shows General Irvine in his military uniform. General Irvine served as a ...
Photograph

George MacQuarrie and Alice Brady in a scene still

Date: 1917
Description: General George Washington, played by George MacQuarrie, looks on as Betsy Ross (Alice Brady) shows him the American flag she has been sewing. This is a sce...
Photograph

Scene still with John Bowers, Alice Brady, and Frank Mayo

Date: 1917
Description: George Washington's aide Joseph Ashburn (played by John Bowers in Revolutionary War uniform) confronts Clarence Vernon (Frank Mayo) who has been hiding in ...
Photograph

Scene still with George McQuarrie, Alice Brady, John Bowers, and others

Date: 1917
Description: General George Washington (played by George McQuarrie) examines a document presented by Betsy Ross (Alice Brady). Over her left shoulder, in the role of Jo...
Photograph

Captain Samuel Murphy

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of a painting of Captain Samuel Murphy. Murphy served with Captain Samuel Brady in the Pittsburgh region during the Revolutionary War...
Painting

General George Rogers Clark

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General George Rogers Clark, as an older man. Clark is most well known for his role in the defense of the Nort...

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