Keywords: Watermark
Item 64133
Letter to Mr. Frank Whitney from Wilson G. Smillie, Surry, 1952
Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: 1952-09-15 Location: Surry Media: Ink on paper
Item 105399
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: silk, linen, cotton, baleen
Item 110447
Robinson residence, Mount Desert, 1995-1999
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1995–1999 Location: Mount Desert Client: Hamilton Robinson Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets
Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.