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	DescriptionUS-original-Declaration-1776.jpg	
English: Original Declaration of  Independence as printed on July 4, 1776, top of page 1. This is the original printing sent to the states & Army. It differs from the "engrossed" copy which was made later

	Date	
4 July 1776
	Source	
http://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/43289/43010
	Author	
Continental Congress




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	This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.


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	2014-06-21 04:13	1014×516× (161116 bytes)	Gwillhickers	Remove snow-white photo-copy look; Add realistic paper tone.

	2014-06-19 15:11	729×371× (97739 bytes)	Rjensen	Uploading a public-domain item using [[Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard|File Upload Wizard]]






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		Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
	current	04:54, 5 February 2017		1,014 × 516 (157 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Reverting to most recent version before archival
		04:54, 5 February 2017		729 × 371 (95 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2014-06-19 15:11:10 by Rjensen
		22:12, 4 February 2017		1,014 × 516 (157 KB)	Jarould	Transferred from en.wikipedia





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	American literature
	United States Declaration of Independence
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	User:Taymazimy




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	Declaración d'Independencia de los Estaos Xuníos


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	God


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	Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos


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	Tuyên ngôn độc lập Hoa Kỳ





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	File change date and time	21:12, 20 June 2014





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