Creating the United States

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Temple of Liberty Preserved by Concord

Temple of Liberty (86)

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This patriotic and nationalistic allegorical woodcut, probably created for a banner or a similar type of display shows the figure of Liberty arising from an altar in a temple. The figure holds the Bill of Rights, a staff and a liberty cap. On the altar is inscribed Preserved by Concord. Above the temple an eagle holds a streamer with the slogan The Union Must and Shall be Preserved.