Building the cradle of liberty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1740


Andrew Hamilton, with a young woman on one arm and an elderly woman on the other, discusses construction plans with a foreman during the construction of Independence Hall (shown in the background) in Philadelphia sometime between 1732 and 1740; Hamilton's carriage stands to the right.


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