Founding Documents of the USA

Illustrations of pivotal American documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, set against the backdrop of the American flag.

Photo illustration of hands holding Declaration of Independence in front of American flag
Photo illustration of hands holding Declaration of Independence in front of American flag
166 assets in this story
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PP1-313-3 Royal Society of London Description: From Royal Society of London: address to Queen Victoria on her Diamond Jubilee. Illuminated; mounted on satin. Date: 1897 jubilee, queenvictoria, pp1, loyaladdress
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Guidepost in the basement of the Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe
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Vintage Photograph. Composite of American Flag and Star Spangled Banner sheet music. Frame 1
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Decreits. Decree of the National Convention, of 12 March 1793, the second year of the French Republic sic. On the pursuit of a host conspiracy to the security of the National Convention. Poster on the decree of the National Convention. March 12, 1793, the second year of the French Republic. On the pursuit of a host conspiracy to the security of the National Convention. Typography, 1793.
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Brexit 'Remain' protest placard, displayed near Parliament in London, April 2019.Brexit is the process of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum held on 23 June 2016 in which 51.9 per cent of those voting supported leaving the EU
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Seal of New York in Fort Bonifacio; Manila; Philippines
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USA, Massachusetts, Marblehead, Marblehead Town Hall, antique sign
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Vintage Photograph. Collage of Declaration of Independence with government buildings
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Vintage Photograph. Composite of American Flag and Star Spangled Banner sheet music. Frame 5
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Flags Of All Nations, 1902. Creator: Unknown.
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Rotated to right, The Washington Post Logo, Logo
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USA American New Mexico state map outline with grunge effect flag insert and Declaration of Independence overlay
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USA, DC., Washington, "Join or Die" newspaper on night sky above the Congress building
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1970s LIBERTY BELL STAR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE MONTAGE
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Selective focus of page with the word history and corresponding categories.
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Canada Kanada BC Britisch British Columbia Fort Langley Proclamation
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Usa, Washington Dc, 'White House Sign And Logo, Press Room, The White House, Pennsylvania Avenue,'
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American Citizen.
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Warsaw - Chancery Office Building - 1963, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
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Our Bill of Rights is everybody's business. Print shows an early American courtroom scene labeled Trial by Jury with a man, possibly a jury foreman, standing next to the jury box, presenting a statement, another man sits in the foreground, at a desk on which are books, papers, and quill pens, he is resting his right arm on the railing that separates him from the jury, and, like the man speaking, he holds a paper in his right hand.
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One hundred Dollars notes
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Gift for President Kennedy: printed text of the Inaugural Address decorated with the seals of the 50 states. A gift for President John F. Kennedy made by Eva E. Mizerek of New York. Printed text of President Kennedy's inaugural address decorated with the seals of the fifty states.
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams meet at Jefferson's lodgings, on the corner of Seventh and High (Market) streets in Philadelphia, to review a draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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USA, Virginia, Richmond. July 4th reading of the Declaration of Independence
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A special display highlighting Womens Equality Day is shown Aug. 25, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. It was part of the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held at McCoys Community Center. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.
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One hundred dollar bill macro detail of rear side
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Shot of The 1997 Presidential Inaugural motto. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Majuro Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776' Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams meet at Jefferson's lodgings, on the corner of Seventh and High (Market) streets in Philadelphia, to review a draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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Vintage Photograph. Composite of American Flag and Star Spangled Banner sheet music. Frame 2
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San Francisco, United States - 19 October 2025: Aerial view of a crowd forming "No Kings Yes on 50" around a US flag on sandy ground.
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter quote inscribed on exterior of John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Old rusty metal sign with a flag and US state abbreviation - North Carolina
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Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address inscribed on a wall of the Lincoln Memorial, an American national monument built to honour the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, at night. Dated 21st Century
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis quote inscribed on exterior of John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY DINNER held by ANCIENT & HON. ARTILLERY CO. OF BOSTON at BOSTON (). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1891. Rare Book Division
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Declaration of Independence and Constitution at the National Archives Building in April 1976
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DN-ST-90-01879. Country: Unknown
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The lost cause - poem about civil war and the Confederate States of America.
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The Declaration of Independence John Francis Eugene Prud'homme (American, 1800-1892). , 19th century. Engraving on steel on wove paper, Plate: 3 1/8 x 5 in. (8 x 12.8 cm). American Art 19th century
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1930s CAPITOL AT NIGHT WITH OVERLAY OF ALPHABET ACRONYMS OF NEW DEAL GREAT DEPRESSION RECOVERY PROGRAMS WASHINGTON DC USA
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Idaho flag (U.S. state) Gun Control USA. United States Gun Laws
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S70-35562 (April 1970) --- A photographic replica of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award which President Richard M. Nixon presented to the Apollo 13 Missions Operations Team (MOT). The presentation was made by the Chief Executive during a visit to the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in April 1970.
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This is a silver map of the state of Massachusetts. It is against a blue background and reads, Massachusetts, the sixth state, February 6, 1788, the date it entered the Union.
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Female voter reading sample ballot at polling location, Los Angeles, California
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'Hannah Kane for State Representative' bumper sticker , Political elections. Westborough
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Map of Vatican, Military Stamp, Round Design
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Warning sign on Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany, Europe
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Illustrations depicting state flags of the United States of America. Dated 20th Century
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President Barack Obama looks at a map donated to the White House by the National Geographic Society, in the Oval Office, June 10, 2009.
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Silver Map of Pennsylvania
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North Carolina State FlagUSA
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Silver Map of New York
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Checkpoint Charlie. The most famous of the crossing points of the Berlin Wall between the two parts of the city. Berlin. Germany.
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A sign that reads 200th Anniversary U.S. Constitution”
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American Collection Special Issue, Founding Fathers magazine, North Carolina.
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Interior mockup of 1960 Democratic National Convention,, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA., USA
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The New York Times, New York, USA, North America
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"Nixon Resigns" Headline in the New York Daily News August 9, 1974
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Floods 1955 , Signs Notices, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Ireland, North, Belfast, 'West, Falls Road, Political Murals Painted On Walls Of The Lower Falls Road Area Listing The Bill Of Rights.'
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A wooden crate more than a century old is shown Aug. 26 , 2022, at the Fort McCoy History Center in the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The crate was donated to Fort McCoy by Alan McCoy of Sparta, Wis., who is the grandson of Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy for whom Fort McCoy is named after. The crate, which once carried lard buckets, traces back to the time of Camp Emery Upton and Camp Robinson in Wisconsin around 1910.
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DN-SC-90-01958. Country: Unknown
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A brass plaque engraved with the name of Bruce Hall of CBS News is among the list of "The Chroniclers," a roll of honor on the wall at the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Hall, one of six new inductees in 2017, died after a lengthy illness on May 2, 2017. In this facility reporters from television, radio, print and online media outlets have monitored countless launches, landings and other space events in order to deliver the news to the world. The Chroniclers program recognizes retirees of the news and communications business who helped spread news of American space exploration from Kennedy Space Center for ten years or more.
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Banner announcing Reagan-Gorbachev Summit, 1987
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McCain campaign sign Las Vegas