Sujet
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, visited by the Prince of Wales on the 10th of October, 1860. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, [USA], visited by the Prince of Wales on the 10th of October, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits tourist attractions in North America. 'Independence Hall...is that in which the Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed, and in which Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the army. From the steps in front of the building, on the 4th of July, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read...The walls are covered with portraits of the heroes of the revolution...Upon an elevated pedestal, adorned with inscriptions and emblems of Liberty, and inclosed within an iron railing, stands the old cracked bell whose deep tones first proclaimed liberty through the land'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM23B17_132
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
58,8Mo (6,2Mo) / 42,0cm x 35,1cm / 4960 x 4146 (300dpi)