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The Federal Pillars

The Federal Pillars were published in The Massachusetts Centinel over several months.

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Federal Pillars

This is the final woodcut, printed on August 2, 1788, showing a hand placing the North Carolina column into position next to the text "Rise it will." To the right of the crumbling Rhode Island column is the notation, "The foundation good - it may yet be SAVED."

Federal Pillars

Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-45591 (b&w film copy neg). High-resolution tiff version.


 

         
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