A close-up of the opening section of the United States Declaration of Independence, dated July 4, 1776, showing the title and the beginning of the text printed in old-fashioned typeface on aging paper.

Oct

02

Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition

by Peabody Essex Museum

Oct

02

Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition

by Peabody Essex Museum
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October 02

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Peabody Essex Museum
978-745-9500
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Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street
Salem
, MA
01970
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Rare and iconic American documents tied to Salem printer Ezekiel Russell, including two of the earliest broadside editions of the Declaration of Independence alongside Revolutionary-era manuscripts, newspapers and pamphlets. On view in the James Duncan Phillips Trust Gallery as part of Salem 400+.

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