Print c1875 entitled "Raising the Liberty Pole 1776" and showing the defiant raising of a liberty pole in an American village.
Print circa 1875 entitled "Raising the Liberty Pole 1776". It depicts the defiant raising of a liberty pole in the centre of an American village in 1776 - the year Americans declared their independence from Great Britain. In the background can be seen several men removing a sign bearing the likeness of King George III and a sign on the right reads "Volunteers wanted" and has the words "war", "liberty" and rights" beneath. A liberty pole, a tall wooden pole with an ensign possibly attached to the top, was often erected in town squares in the years before and during the American Revolution. Such poles were periodically destroyed by the royal authorities. Engraving by John C McRae, based on a painting by artist Frederick Augustus Chapman (1818 - 1891).
Size: 7400px × 5012px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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