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Description United States Declaration of Independence
Date I originally downloaded this file a few years ago. At that time, a very high resolution image was made available to the public. The currently available version at at archives.gov is a much smaller resolution file than this one. NOTE: This is a VERY LARGE file (14,862KB) and will take extra time to download.
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Author Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, as authorized by the Continental Congress, July 2, 1776 with minor revisions and released publicly on July 4, 1776.
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current07:01, 28 April 2011Thumbnail for version as of 07:01, 28 April 20117,530 × 9,155 (14.51 MB)MactographerThe original uploaded file appears to be corrupted. I am uploading my original copy without any changes. This is the exact same file as I uploaded originally.
01:48, 20 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 01:48, 20 December 20067,530 × 9,155 (14.51 MB)Mactographer{{Information |Description=United States Declaration of Independence |Source=LOC.gov |Date= |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }}
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