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The new 100 dollar bill has recently come out. If you have not seen one yet you will probably be shocked by how "fake" it seems. The paper itself has a different feel to it. The new bill has a bunch of built in anti-counterfeiting measures such as the blue ribbon down the center, a watermark (on the right) and a couple of holograms. The former 100 dollar note was the most counterfeited bill in the world. North Koreans had mastered faking the bills. Those counterfeits are known as "supermotes" and are extremely tough to detect.
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. A major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, carriage odometer, and glass armonica. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he was buried in his family plot in the north west corner of Christ Church Burial Ground along with his wife Deborah and their two children Francis and Sarah. Francis died of small pox at age four, prompting her father to urge Philadelphians to incoluate their children. Next to Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, are their daughter and son-in-law, Sarah ("Sally") Franklin and Richard Bache. Bache published the virulently anti-Washington newspaper The Aurora.
In 1858, Franklin's descendants requested that an opening be placed in the brick wall so the public could see Franklin's grave day or night, and a metal fence was installed. After the opening in the wall it was much easier for Franklin's many fans to show their respect and remembrance of him by tossing a penny onto his grave. "A penny saved is a penny earned."
Christ Church Burial Ground, at the southeast corner of 5th Street and Arch Street, is the final resting place of 4,000 members of the Anglican Christ Church including many Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary notables. In 1719, Christ Church purchased the two acres of land on the outskirts of town, and it has been used as an active graveyard ever since. The brick wall was first built in 1772, and later re-built in 1927 with much of the original masonry and capstone
In the early 1800s, twenty family vaults were built in the middle of the burial ground along a path from the 5th street gate. These family vaults were built to extend down 36 feet and contain up to 20 family members in each. Many of Philadelphia's prominent families used these vaults up into the 20th century.
In 1864, the Church warden, Edward Lyon Clark compiled a book of all the inscriptions that were still visible on the fading soft marble markers. Today only 1,300 markers remain and plaques have been placed in front of some of the gravestones that contain the words that once appeared on the now blank headstones.
Among Christ Church Burial Ground's famous residents are five signers of the Declaration of Independence--Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross, and Dr. Benjamin Rush; Commodore William Bainbridge, Dr. Thomas Bond, Elizabeth and Samuel Powel, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Commodore William Bainbridge, and James Biddle.
Christ Church Burial Ground National Register #71000062
Independence Day Celebration and Festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Illustration aus:
Startling Stories / Vol. 25 Nr. 1
Better Publications, Inc.
(N.Y./USA) Februar 1952
ex libris MTP
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. A major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, carriage odometer, and glass armonica. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he was buried in his family plot in the north west corner of Christ Church Burial Ground along with his wife Deborah and their two children Francis and Sarah. Francis died of small pox at age four, prompting her father to urge Philadelphians to incoluate their children. Next to Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, are their daughter and son-in-law, Sarah ("Sally") Franklin and Richard Bache. Bache published the virulently anti-Washington newspaper The Aurora.
In 1858, Franklin's descendants requested that an opening be placed in the brick wall so the public could see Franklin's grave day or night, and a metal fence was installed. After the opening in the wall it was much easier for Franklin's many fans to show their respect and remembrance of him by tossing a penny onto his grave. "A penny saved is a penny earned."
Christ Church Burial Ground, at the southeast corner of 5th Street and Arch Street, is the final resting place of 4,000 members of the Anglican Christ Church including many Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary notables. In 1719, Christ Church purchased the two acres of land on the outskirts of town, and it has been used as an active graveyard ever since. The brick wall was first built in 1772, and later re-built in 1927 with much of the original masonry and capstone
In the early 1800s, twenty family vaults were built in the middle of the burial ground along a path from the 5th street gate. These family vaults were built to extend down 36 feet and contain up to 20 family members in each. Many of Philadelphia's prominent families used these vaults up into the 20th century.
In 1864, the Church warden, Edward Lyon Clark compiled a book of all the inscriptions that were still visible on the fading soft marble markers. Today only 1,300 markers remain and plaques have been placed in front of some of the gravestones that contain the words that once appeared on the now blank headstones.
Among Christ Church Burial Ground's famous residents are five signers of the Declaration of Independence--Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross, and Dr. Benjamin Rush; Commodore William Bainbridge, Dr. Thomas Bond, Elizabeth and Samuel Powel, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Commodore William Bainbridge, and James Biddle.
Christ Church Burial Ground National Register #71000062
Library Hall, at 105 South 5th Street, was originally built for the Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) in 1789 by William Thornton. Founded as a subscription library supported by shareholders in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin and the Junto, his “society of mutual improvement,” the Library Company was America's first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution.
After the Library Company outgrew the space, it was torn down to to make room for the Drexel Building and the Library Company moved to 1314 Locust Street, where still stands. When plans for the redevelopment of the Independence Square historic area were drafted in the 1940s, the Drexel Building was razed the American Philosophical Society planned to erect a new Library Hall to house their collection, which had previously been stored in Philosophical Hall and later the Drexel Building. Dedicated in November 1959, Library Hall reproduced the famous Georgian façade of the Library Company's Hall, complete with Lewis Iselin's replica of Francesco Lazzarini's full length Carrara marble statue of Franklin ensconced in a niche above the doorway. The sculpture, originally given to the LCP by Senator William Bingham in 1792, depicts a toga-wearing Franklin holding an inverted scepter, indicating the colonies' triumph over British rule.
Today, the rebuilt Hall houses the APS Collection, including the original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a copy of the Declaration of Independence in Jefferson's own handwriting, a first edition of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia, and a first edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species.
The American Philosophical Society (APS) was founded in 1743 by Franklin, as an offshot of the Junto. Early members included George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, David Rittenhouse, Benjamin Rush, James Madison, Michael Hillegas, and John Marshall. By 1746 the American Philosophical Society had lapsed into inactivity. In 1767, however, the Society was revived and united with the American Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge on January 2, 1769, adopting the name "American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge" and electing Benjamin Franklin as the first president of the group.
Independence National Historical Park preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution. Administered by the National Park Service, the 45-acre park was authorized in 1948, and established on July 4, 1956.
Independence National Park Historic District National Register #66000675 (1966)
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This bust of Benjamin Franklin, elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900, was executed by Robert Aitken in 1927. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. A major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, carriage odometer, and glass armonica. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans--the original "Hall of Fame", was conceived of by Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of New York University from 1891 to 1910. It was designed as part of the school's undergraduate campus in University Heights in the Bronx, which is today the campus of Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. The Hall of Fame stands on the heights occupied by the British army in its successful attack upon Fort Washington in the autumn of 1776. MacCracken, once said "Lost to the invaders of 1776, this summit is now retaken by the goodly troop of 'Great Americans', General Washington their leader. They enter into possession of these Heights and are destined to hold them, we trust, forever."
The memorial structure is a sweeping open-air colonnade, 630 feet in length, designed in neoclassical style by the Stanford White. Financed by a gift from Mrs. Finley J. Shepard (Helen Gould), the Hall of Fame was formally dedicated on May 30, 1901. The Colonnade was designed with niches to accommodate 102 sculptured works and currently houses the busts and commemorative plaques of 98 of the 102 honorees elected since 1900. Each bronze bust, executed by a distinguished American sculptor, must be made specifically for The Hall of Fame and must not be duplicated within 50 years of its execution. To be eligible for nomination, a person must have been a native born or naturalized citizen of the United States, must have been dead for 25 years and must have made a major contribution to the economic, political, or cultural life of the nation. Of the 17 categories in The Hall of Fame, Authors is the largest, with Statesmen following closely.
The complex of three buildings adjoining the Colonnade--Gould Memorial Library, the Hall of Languages, and Cornelius Baker Hall of Philosophy--were also designed by Stanford White and bear a close conceptual relationship to the Colonnade, with the library as the central focus.
National Register #79001567
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Engraving of portrait of Benjamin Franklin in Paris, 1777.
"Grand Comiffaire plenipotentiaire du Congres d'Amerique en France ne a Boston 1706. en 17. Janvier. Se vend a Londres chez Thom Hart"
2010.01.663
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, 1725-1802)
Oil on canvas
Signed, dated and inscribed: J.S. Duplessis / pinx.parisis / 1778
When Franklin arrived in France in the autumn of 1776 to negotiate for aid and and an alliance, he was already a celebrity. His simple dress and refusal to wear a wig made a great impression in intellectual circles. Franklin was an housed in a property belonging to Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, who commissioned a terra cotta medallian with a profile portrait of Franklin and this painted portrait, which was exhibited in the Salon of 1779. The original frame includes the attributes of Liberty, Peace and Victory and is accompanied by the simple inscription VIR: the man.
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.132)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world. It opened its doors on February 20, 1872, housed in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Under their guidance of John Taylor Johnston and George Palmer Putnam, the Met's holdings, initially consisting of a Roman stone sarcophagus and 174 mostly European paintings, quickly outgrew the available space. In 1873, occasioned by the Met's purchase of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities, the museum decamped from Fifth Avenue and took up residence at the Douglas Mansion on West 14th Street. However, these new accommodations were temporary; after negotiations with the city of New York, the Met acquired land on the east side of Central Park, where it built its permanent home, a red-brick Gothic Revival stone "mausoleum" designed by American architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mold. As of 2006, the Met measures almost a quarter mile long and occupies more than two million square feet, more than 20 times the size of the original 1880 building.
In 2007, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was ranked #17 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967. The interior was designated in 1977.
National Historic Register #86003556
Independence Day Celebration and Festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The new 100 dollar bill has recently come out. If you have not seen one yet you will probably be shocked by how "fake" it seems. The paper itself has a different feel to it. The new bill has a bunch of built in anti-counterfeiting measures such as the blue ribbon down the center, a watermark (on the right) and a couple of holograms. The former 100 dollar note was the most counterfeited bill in the world. North Koreans had mastered faking the bills. Those counterfeits are known as "supermotes" and are extremely tough to detect.
The new 100 dollar bill has recently come out. If you have not seen one yet you will probably be shocked by how "fake" it seems. The paper itself has a different feel to it. The new bill has a bunch of built in anti-counterfeiting measures such as the blue ribbon down the center, a watermark (on the right) and a couple of holograms. The former 100 dollar note was the most counterfeited bill in the world. North Koreans had mastered faking the bills. Those counterfeits are known as "supermotes" and are extremely tough to detect.
The new 100 dollar bill has recently come out. If you have not seen one yet you will probably be shocked by how "fake" it seems. The paper itself has a different feel to it. The new bill has a bunch of built in anti-counterfeiting measures such as the blue ribbon down the center, a watermark (on the right) and a couple of holograms. The former 100 dollar note was the most counterfeited bill in the world. North Koreans had mastered faking the bills. Those counterfeits are known as "supermotes" and are extremely tough to detect.
This is Catch Photo #68 for a new game of Photo Catch I'm playing with my Husband Darek (aka blankspace321) . We each take turns adding something to the photo until we've each added ten. Darek added his so now it's my turn. This is my 9th addition.
To see the photo I started this game with: CLICK HERE!
To see D & J Photo Catch folder (1-20) CLICK HERE!
As of August 29, 2019 we have been doing Catch Photos for ten (ten) years.