Declaration of Independence Centennial Memorial Broadside: Facsimile Presentation by S. Freedman & Co., Detroit, 1874

Engraved broadside on rice paper, measuring 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, commemorating the centennial of the Declaration of Independence (1776-1876). Published in New York by James D. McBride for the Columbian Publishing Company in 1874. This facsimile replicates the Stone engraving but includes a patriotic border and a revised signature arrangement to accommodate advertising in the lower right corner. This particular broadside was presented by S. Freedman & Co., Detroit, Michigan, dealers in dry goods and carpets, located at 147, 149 & 151 Woodward Avenue. S. Freedman was active in local Jewish affairs, and the Freedman family were early Jewish settlers in Detroit, listed in the 1837 city directory.

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Subjects

• Centennials
• Broadsides
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
• Jews--United States

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 17, Folder 5