“Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull
Independence Day Celebration in Centre Square, Philadelphia, a depiction of the celebrations of July 4th 1819, painted in 1819 by John Lewis Krimmel (a German-American immigrant painter active in Pennsylvania during the 1810’s.)
A Cartoon Depicting 4th of July Celebrations in 1837 (with Strong Beverages and Speechifyin’)
The Cover of Harper’s Magazine on the Fourth of July of 1865 (just after the Civil War ended)
1876 Picture of the Centennial Celebration of the Fourth of July. Beautifully engraved image titled,” The Glorious Day We Celebrate,” drawn by Thomas Worth from Harper ’s Weekly.
July 4th, 1905 in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota
Watching Fireworks on the Fourth: Coney Island, 1962
New York Harbor: Fourth of July, 1976
Army Camp Joyce Afghanistan with a historic American flag flown there on July 4th, 2007
Fireworks on the Hudson River, New York, New York, 2009
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July 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Mom
A copy (I think, although it appeared to be oil and very well done) of the Declaration of Independence by John Turnbull hung in the corridor of the Pentagon dedicated to that subject. For years my office was off that corridor and I frequently would hear the tour guides discussing this particular picture. (The picture and other art and arifacts from the signing of the Declaration of Independence -and my former office– were moved to new locations during the Pentagon rennovation.) The story line was that one of the founding fathers had bitter disagreements with another (Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson) and that one of them had bribed John Turnbull to have his foot stepping on that of the other. If you look closely, supposedly you can see this. The tour guides also discussed each of the major personages in the picture and his contribution to the Declaration of Independence, the contstitution and other events of that time.
July 2, 2010 at 5:55 PM
Hieronymo
The original painting is in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. Yale owns a smaller study for the full sized painting. In the painting Thomas Jefferson is famously alleged to be stepping on John Adam’s foot.
The two great men were frequently at odds (even though they were in lockstep at the end, both dying on July 4th, 1826). Wikipedia breezily assures us that “upon closer examination of the painting, it can be seen that their feet are merely close together.” However the online encyclopedia provides a high resolution image of the painting and it sure looks like Tom is acting out: his foot isn’t even in the right place!
July 2, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Mom
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were notoriously and famously at odds. I don’t know why I wrote Ben Franklin. Probably because the first time I wrote the comment the computer said it couldn’t send it and it disappeared. I wrote it again but had the feeling it, too would go into the ethernet. I will look at the reference.
July 6, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Kate Fichter
This is a terrific mini-gallery, and the commentary on the foot-stepping makes it even better. We celebrated a low-key holiday here (and very hot!), but it’s nice to be reminded of the greats – in all their humanity – who came before!