Constitution Collection (#3)

Created Equal, Springfield, MA, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Created Equal, Springfield, MA, 1938. Auspices of American Youth Council - One Performance Only...Springfield Auditorium..."Created Equal" - by John Hunter Booth - A Dramatic Chronicle

Women's suffrage, Cameron House, Headquarters, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Women's suffrage, Cameron House, Headquarters, between 1910 and 1920. Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Congressional Union of Woman Suffrage, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Congressional Union of Woman Suffrage, between 1910 and 1920. Woman with banner outside Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. In 1920, women in the United States gained the legal right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Group of women outside Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. In 1920, women in the United States gained the legal right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Pages: Twenty-Fifth Continental, between 1911 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pages: Twenty-Fifth Continental, between 1911 and 1917. American women at the 25th Continental Congress. They wear sashes with the word Page'

Woman suffrage, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1914 and 1918
Woman suffrage, between 1914 and 1918

Woman suffrage, jail cell, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman suffrage, jail cell, between 1916 and 1918. Woman campaigner behind bars. Women in the United States gained the legal right to vote in 1920, with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Woman suffrage banners, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage banners, between 1916 and 1918
Woman suffrage banners, between 1916 and 1918. First World War: woman pointing at banners reading: Kaiser [Woodrow] Wilson

Woman suffrage, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1916 and 1918
Woman suffrage, between 1916 and 1918. In 1920, women in the United States gained the legal right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Cameron House, Later Part of Cosmos Club - Woman Suffrage, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Cameron House, Later Part of Cosmos Club - Woman Suffrage, 1915. [Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Cameron House, Later Part of Cosmos Club - Woman Suffrage, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Cameron House, Later Part of Cosmos Club - Woman Suffrage, 1915. [Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Promulgation of the Constitution, Place de la Concorde, November 12, 1848. Creator: Jean-Charles Geslin
Promulgation of the Constitution, Place de la Concorde, November 12, 1848

The Ottoman constitution enacted by Sultan Abdulhamid II in Dolmabahçe Palace in Dec 1876. Creator: Anonymous
The Ottoman constitution enacted by Sultan Abdulhamid II in Dolmabahce Palace in December 1876, 1876. Private Collection

The Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby, K. G. c1860, (c1884
The Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey Stanley, Earl of Derby, K.G. c1860, (c1884). Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751), English politician, government official during reign of Queen Anne

Political amnesty pickets, 1922 (b/w photo)
4072609 Political amnesty pickets, 1922 (b/w photo) by National Photo Company (c.1850-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women demonstrating outside the White House on December 1st, 1922. )

Massachusetts, Boston, USS Constitution, three masted ship

The Signing of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, 1940 (oil on canvas)
702747 The Signing of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, 1940 (oil on canvas) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); Hall of Representatives, Washington D.C

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at Independence Hall during the evening

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at dawn

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Independence Hall during autumn season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The Mortar of Assimilation - And the One Element that Won t Mix
2597989 The Mortar of Assimilation - And the One Element that Won t Mix, illustration from Puck Magazine, 26th June, 1889 (colour litho) by Taylor, C.J

French Revolution: caricature on the three orders: "
JLJ4670254 French Revolution: caricature on the three orders: " tot tot tot tot tot battez chaud [...] good courage one must have heart to the work" The clerge

The Constitutions of the Freemasons by Dr James Anderson (c
CHT218683 The Constitutions of the Freemasons by Dr James Anderson (c.1680-1739) published in London 1723 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Right Hon. George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, c1810, (c1884). George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), British statesman, diplomat Scottish landowner and Peelite

Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Sir Robert Peel Bart. c1820, (c1884). Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850) British industrialist and Conservative, educated at Christ Church, Oxford

George Canning, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
George Canning, c1810, (c1884). George Canning (1770-1827) British Tory educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford

Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K. G. c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K.G. c1884. Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), British Whig, educated at Westminster School and Clare College, Cambridge

Celebrating the New Turkish Constiution - French postcard. The Young Turk Revolution (July 1908) of the Ottoman Empire was when the Young Turks movement restored the Ottoman constitution of 1876

Facsimile of the Preamble and Constitution of the United States of America, 1901. A print from The Worlds History, A Survey of Mans Record, Volume I, William Heinemann, London, 1901

The Constituent Assembly, 1819-1880. Creator: Constantin Hansen
The Constituent Assembly, 1819-1880

Proclamation of the Constitution in Madrid, 1820
Liberal Triennium (Trienio Liberal) (1820-1823). Proclamation of the Constitution in Madrid, 1820. Lithograph on paper by Godefroy Engelmann (1788-1839). Drawing by Eugene Lami (1800-1890)

French Caricatures, Hodgepodge of Heads
A selection of caricatures of prominent French figures, including Minister of Public Works Pierre Baudin, painter Albert Pierre Rene Maignan, historian and journalist Georges Eugene Sorel

Building of Constitution Arch
The building of Constitution Arch. Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde

Statutes for Elections (Fragment)
Bifolium from an unidentified text, possibly a work such as book of statutes or constitution for a monastic community, on parchment

Aberystwyth from Constitution Hill, West Wales Date: 1930

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Rafael del Riego (1784-1823). Portrait - J. Cebrian
Rafael del Riego (1784-1823). Spanish military and politician. He proclaimed the liberal Constitution of Cadiz, In Cabezas de San Juan (province of Sevilla, Andalusia)

Rafael del Riego (1785-1823), 1814-1823. Anonymous portrait
Rafael del Riego (1785-1823). Spanish military and politician. He proclaimed the liberal Constitution of Cadiz, In Cabezas de San Juan (province of Sevilla, Andalusia)

Photograph of a large group of armed men, captioned, Irregular fighters for the Persian Constitution'. With description, Under the new Regency, Persian affairs are comparatively peaceful

Election map, How England has voted at the Elections'. With description, How England Has Voted at the Elections; The black squares show Unionist and the white Liberal and Labour

Spain (1820-1823). Civil war. Fan decorated with an illustration of Ferndinand VII swearing loyalty to the Cadiz Constitution. SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

Stamp of the Spanish Republic commemorating the 150th anniversary of the US Constitution (1938). SPAIN. Barcelona. Postal and Philatelic Museum

LUIS AT THE CORTES - 2
Luis, second son of Maria II, succeeds to the throne when Pedro V dies : at the Cortes he accepts the constitution. Date: 1862

CARTOON The Shah over-throws the constitution granted in 1906. Date: 1908

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From the birth of a nation to the fight for equality, the constitution stands as a timeless symbol of democracy and progress. Page one of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787, forever etched in history, lays the foundation for a government by and for the people. As we reflect on its significance, we are reminded of pivotal moments like when Gordon Highlanders defended their rights or when women fought tirelessly for suffrage with the 19th Amendment in 1919. Across continents, such as in Uruguay's Plaza de Constitucion captured in a late 19th-century photograph, constitutions have shaped nations. Even leaders like Winston Churchill understood its importance and contributed to reconstructed state constitutions. The debates surrounding its creation at Philadelphia's Constitutional Convention in 1787 showcased passionate minds shaping our future. Let us not forget that it was this very document that declared independence from Britain in 1776 and paved the way for George Washington to preside over our great nation's formation. Through turbulent times depicted by cartoons like Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis or battles fought aboard USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides, ' this enduring testament remains steadfast – protecting our liberties and ensuring justice prevails.