File:Reading of the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House, July 18, 1776 (64468).jpg

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English: Title: Reading of the Declaration of Independence from the Old State House, July 18, 1776.
Description: This depicts the historic occasion on July 18, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was read from the balcony of Boston's Old State House. This beautiful old building still stands and has become a shrine for visitors the world over.
Subjects: Capitols; Old State House (Boston, Mass.)
Places: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Notes: Title from item.
Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Accession #: 06_10_000073
Date between circa 1930 and circa 1945
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection #64468
Author Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass.

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