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Statue of King George III on horseback in New York

Date
  • 1900/1940
Description
  • In New York there was a gilded lead statue of King George the Third on horseback. When the news of what Congress had done reached that city, the cry arose: "Down with the king!" That night some of our men pulled down the statue, melted it up, and cast it into bullets.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • P217:09:13
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 15 - Revolutionary War
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/27/2023
Collections

APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139
2 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
3 Manhattan >> New York County >> New York >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5125771/
4 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
5 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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