The New-England Primer Improved, 1777 Edition
From the earliest days of America, expanding access to education has always been a distinctive feature of national culture. Literacy ...
Benjamin Franklin Signed Interest Payment on Depreciation Certificate, 1785
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) remains one of the most recognizable Founding Fathers from our nation’s origins and for good reason. In ...
Boston Equality Ball 1808 Engraving
This 1808 engraving shows a satirical image of the Boston Equality Ball hosted in 1772 by Governor John Hancock. Prominently ...
First Draft of the Declaration of Independence, 1829 Facsimile
The Declaration of Independence is the original founding document of the United States of America. Formally announcing their separation from ...
Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Oath Card
Ronald Reagan’s original presidential oath card which he signed and gave to long-time friend and associate Nancy Clark Reynolds January ...
Pocket Watch Owned by Myles Standish
Mercury One Artifacts President Ronald Reagan once said, Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction or one ...
Fragment of William Brewster’s Mayflower Chest
Out of all the people who journeyed to America on the Mayflower in 1620, few were as influential as Pilgrim ...
