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The Tocsin of Liberty–Rung by the State House Bell, (Independence Hall) Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof" LEV.XXV.10.

1876
Hand-colored lithograph
22.9 × 31.6 cm (9 × 12.4 in)

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