Declaration 250 - Gallery

Thumbnail image of Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851. Creator: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze.
The Semiquincentennial in 2026 marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This milestone, branded as America250, is a nationwide invitation to reflect on the country’s past and its future. From large-scale festivals to local community projects, the anniversary honors the enduring spirit of American democracy and the diverse stories that have shaped the nation since 1776.
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Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851. Creator: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
 
Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and statesman, late 18th century
 
Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and statesman, 1806
 
The signatures to the American Declaration of Independence, c1776, (c1920)
 
Facsimile of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
 
Doughoregan Manor, near Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, c18th century (1921).Artist: James Preston
 
Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and politician, 1782 (1956)
 
Thomas Jefferson, American president
 
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence Was Signed in 1776, Philadelphia, Pa. c1930s Creator: Unknown
 
Document, 1776-06-12. Creator: Virginia Convention
 
Samuel Chase, 1811. Creator: John Wesley Jarvis
 
Proclamation of peace of the American War of Indepence, London, 1763. Artist: James Basire I
 
Virginia paper money, 1777 (c1880)
 
Benedict Arnold viewing the destruction of New London, 1781 (c1880)
 
William Pitt the Younger, English statesman, 1781 (1912)
 
American War of Independence, 1775, (1875)
 
Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, American War of Independence, 1781
 
International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, 1876
 
Surrender of Cornwallis Yorktown, Virginia, 1781
 
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 19 April 1775, (1872)
 
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, 1782. British soldier and politician, (1919). Artist: Banastre Tarleton
 
George Washington after the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. Artist: Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827)
 
George Washington (1732-99), first President of the United States, 1924
 
Young Callender Fighting his Gun
 
Major Washington on his mission to the French Commander
 
Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika, 1775-1783. Artist: Claude Ferdinand Gaillard
 
George Washington at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, 1781 (c1880)
 
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry...at Brandywine 1777, (1939)
 
George Washington 1795. Artist: Gilbert Charles Stuart
 
The Siege of Yorktown, October 17, 1781 , 1836
 
Concord - The First Blow for Liberty (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
 
George III (1738-1820), 1830. Creator: Unknown
 
Declaration of the Independence of the United States (1776), 1890. Creator: Unknown
 
Map of North America, Illustrating the American War of Independence c1785, (1890). Creator: Unknown
 
Washington (1732-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
 
Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, 1798. Creator: Gilbert Stuart
 
General George Eliott, 1790. Creator: Mather Brown
 
Washington Crossing the Delaware - Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December ..., 1857-71. Creators: Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives, Currier and Ives
 
Washington, Crossing the Delaware-On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle..., 1876. Creators: Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives, Currier and Ives
 
James Jackson, 1805. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
 
Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, o..., 1845. Creator: Nathaniel Currier
 
Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army-at Francis's Tavern, Broad Street, New..., 1848. Creator: Nathaniel Currier
 
Military coat, American, 1775-83. Creator: Unknown
 
Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776. Creator: Benjamin West
 
Military ensemble, American, 1776-83. Creator: Unknown
 
Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett, French, Paris, 1785-86. Creator: C Liger
 
James Wilkinson, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
 
His Excellency George Washington Esq-r., ca. 1777. Creators: Joseph Hiller, Samuel Blyth
 
The Bunker Hill Monument, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
The Minute Man, Concord, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
Henry Knox, American army officer, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
Benjamin Lincoln, American army officer, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
James Clinton, 1797. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
 
John Paul Jones, Scottish-American naval commander, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
George III (c1911). Creator: Unknown
 
Bust of King George III of England, 1767. Artist: John Nost