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Image 092220 Portrait John Ross Collection Ross Portrait Main

Portrait of Lieutenant John Ross

This portrait depicts Lieutenant John Ross of the 34th Regiment after his first American tour of duty as a member of the British Army.
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Image 091120 William Waller Powder Horn Collection 1775 Wallerpowderhorn

William Waller's Powder Horn

This powder horn was carried by Virginia rifleman William Waller and is etched with the slogan "LIBERTY or DEATH."
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Image 091120 16x9 Success City Boston Mug Collection Boston Mug

"Success to Boston" Mug

Inscribed “Success to ye city of Boston, Liberty For Ever” with a fantastical townscape, this English mug evokes the early years of the American Revolution.
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Image 082720 George Washington Tent Collection

Washington's War Tent

General George Washington's original sleeping and office tent from the Revolutionary War.
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This image shows the powder horn of Peter Perit. The horn has illustrations of a king and his horse, as well as a violinist and two figures dancing.

Peter Perit’s Powder Horn

Captain Peter Perit used this powder horn, featuring decorations that include the lion and unicorn from the British Royal Coat of Arms, at the Siege of Boston in 1775.
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A New Method of Macaroni Making print

A New Method of Macarony Making, as practiced at Boston

Published in London in 1774, this print spread news about the growing colonial resistance to British policies in America.
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Image 120220 Collections Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty Poster

"Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty" Poster

This poster, produced by the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II, makes a direct link between the Revolutionary War and the fight against the Axis powers.
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