Philadelphia Assembly Room - National Parks Gallery
The Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House served as the meeting place of the Pennsylvania Assembly for over sixty years until the State Capital moved away from Philadelphia in 1799. In 1776, the Contine... More
Rising Sun Chair - National Parks Gallery
A detail of the actual chair Washington sat in while presiding over the Constitutional Convention in 1787. At the signing Franklin was optimistic about the document and said that now he had the happiness to kno... More
Assembly Room in Independence Hall
In 1776, the Continental Congress declared Independence in this room, and in 1787 the U.S. Constitution was debated and signed. Historians consider this room one of the most historic rooms in the United States.
The Rising Sun Chair - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Close-up shot of the Rising Sun Chair in the Assembly Room, Independence Hall
The Rising Sun Chair - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Close-up shot of the Rising Sun Chair in the Assembly Room, Independence Hall
Philadelphia Assembly Room - National Parks Gallery
The Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House served as the meeting place of the Pennsylvania Assembly for over sixty years until the State Capital moved away from Philadelphia in 1799. In 1776, the Contine... More
![Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request the attendance of Miss A. Hawley at Mr. Wilkinson's Assembly-Room at 6 o'clock P. M ... October 25, 1811. [Troy. N. Y.? 1811].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTEvMDEvMDEvdW5pb24tYWNhZGVteS1leGhpYml0aW9uLWhhbGwtbm92ZW1iZXItOC0xODExLXRoZS1tYW5hZ2Vycy1yZXF1ZXN0LXRoZS1hdHRlbmRhbmNlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request the attendance of Miss A. Hawley at Mr. Wilkinson's Assembly-Room at 6 o'clock P. M ... October 25, 1811. [Troy. N. Y.? 1811].")
Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request...
Rec. Rare Book Coll 10-30-39. gift from Mrs. Chastina Hawley, with one other broadside and "Story of Ahmed the cobler. Canton 1828.; Piece 1: Gift. Mrs. Chastina Hawley. Oct. 18, 1939. Available also through ... More
![Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request the attendance of Miss A. Hawley at Mr. Wilkinson's Assembly-Room at 6 o'clock P. M ... October 25, 1811. [Troy. N. Y.? 1811].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTEvMDEvMDEvdW5pb24tYWNhZGVteS1leGhpYml0aW9uLWhhbGwtbm92ZW1iZXItOC0xODExLXRoZS1tYW5hZ2Vycy1yZXF1ZXN0LXRoZS1hdHRlbmRhbmNlLTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request the attendance of Miss A. Hawley at Mr. Wilkinson's Assembly-Room at 6 o'clock P. M ... October 25, 1811. [Troy. N. Y.? 1811].")
Union Academy. Exhibition Hall, November 8, 1811. The managers request...
Rec. Rare Book Coll 10-30-39. gift from Mrs. Chastina Hawley, with one other broadside and "Story of Ahmed the cobler. Canton 1828.; Piece 1: Gift. Mrs. Chastina Hawley. Oct. 18, 1939. Available also through ... More