Jefferson's Writing Desk
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Date: c. 1991
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1
The writing desk Thomas Jefferson owned and used when writing the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was a gift to the United States National Museum of the heirs of Joseph Coolidge, Jr.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1991
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print