Reconstruction Scene Of The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence (1951)

Philadelphia, U.S.A.
MS. Line of soldiers in period uniform, guarding the Independence Hall. MS. Benjamin Franklin approaches the table and starts to sign the Declaration of Independence. MS. Benjamin Franklin puts down the pen, and shakes hands with one of the others whilst somebody else signs the Declaration.
(Comb.F.G.)
FILM ID:2559.11
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