The Tocsin of Liberty–Rung by the State House Bell, (Independence Hall) Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof" LEV.XXV.10.

Currier & Ives

1876 · Hand-colored lithograph · Drawings and Prints

The Tocsin of Liberty–Rung by the State House Bell, (Independence Hall) Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof" LEV.XXV.10. — Currier & Ives

Scene from American history. A man pulls a rope to ring the Liberty Bell in the tower above Independence Hall while a crowd cheers in the background.

Artist
Currier & Ives
Date
1876
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962