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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
 
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AI IMAGE - George Washington standing next to the Delaware, late 18th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
 
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Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and statesman, late 18th century
 
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Benjamin Franklin, American scientist, inventor and statesman, 1806
 
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The signatures to the American Declaration of Independence, c1776, (c1920)
 
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Facsimile of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
 
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Doughoregan Manor, near Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, c18th century (1921).Artist: James Preston
 
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Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and politician, 1782 (1956)
 
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Thomas Jefferson, American president
 
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
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Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence Was Signed in 1776, Philadelphia, Pa. c1930s Creator: Unknown
 
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Document, 1776-06-12. Creator: Virginia Convention
 
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Samuel Chase, 1811. Creator: John Wesley Jarvis
 
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AI Image - Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, 1770s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
 
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Proclamation of peace of the American War of Indepence, London, 1763. Artist: James Basire I
 
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Virginia paper money, 1777 (c1880)
 
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Benedict Arnold viewing the destruction of New London, 1781 (c1880)
 
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William Pitt the Younger, English statesman, 1781 (1912)
 
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American War of Independence, 1775, (1875)
 
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Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, American War of Independence, 1781
 
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International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, 1876
 
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Surrender of Cornwallis Yorktown, Virginia, 1781
 
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 19 April 1775, (1872)
 
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General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, 1782. British soldier and politician, (1919). Artist: Banastre Tarleton
 
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George Washington after the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. Artist: Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827)
 
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George Washington (1732-99), first President of the United States, 1924
 
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Young Callender Fighting his Gun
 
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Major Washington on his mission to the French Commander
 
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Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika, 1775-1783. Artist: Claude Ferdinand Gaillard
 
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George Washington at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, 1781 (c1880)
 
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The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry...at Brandywine 1777, (1939)
 
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George Washington 1795. Artist: Gilbert Charles Stuart
 
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The Siege of Yorktown, October 17, 1781 , 1836
 
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Concord - The First Blow for Liberty (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
 
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George III (1738-1820), 1830. Creator: Unknown
 
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Declaration of the Independence of the United States (1776), 1890. Creator: Unknown
 
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Map of North America, Illustrating the American War of Independence c1785, (1890). Creator: Unknown
 
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Washington (1732-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
 
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Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, 1798. Creator: Gilbert Stuart
 
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General George Eliott, 1790. Creator: Mather Brown
 
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Washington Crossing the Delaware - Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December ..., 1857-71. Creators: Nathaniel Currier, James Merritt Ives, Currier and Ives
 
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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
 
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James Jackson, 1805. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
 
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Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, o..., 1845. Creator: Nathaniel Currier
 
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Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army-at Francis's Tavern, Broad Street, New..., 1848. Creator: Nathaniel Currier
 
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Military coat, American, 1775-83. Creator: Unknown
 
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Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776. Creator: Benjamin West
 
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Military ensemble, American, 1776-83. Creator: Unknown
 
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Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett, French, Paris, 1785-86. Creator: C Liger
 
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James Wilkinson, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
 
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His Excellency George Washington Esq-r., ca. 1777. Creators: Joseph Hiller, Samuel Blyth
 
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The Bunker Hill Monument, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
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The Minute Man, Concord, c1900. Creator: Unknown
 
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Henry Knox, American army officer, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
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Benjamin Lincoln, American army officer, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
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James Clinton, 1797. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
 
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John Paul Jones, Scottish-American naval commander, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
 
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George III (c1911). Creator: Unknown
 
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Bust of King George III of England, 1767. Artist: John Nost
 
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