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Jefferson Collection (#3)

"Jefferson: A Legacy of Leadership, Knowledge, and Controversy" From the hallowed halls of the Library of Congress to the majestic Rotunda at the University of Virginia

Background imageJefferson Collection: Overcoat, T. Jefferson s, c. 1936. Creator: Syrena Swanson

Overcoat, T. Jefferson s, c. 1936. Creator: Syrena Swanson
Overcoat, T. Jefferson s, c. 1936

Background imageJefferson Collection: The Jefferson Memorial with cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin, Washington DC

The Jefferson Memorial with cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin, Washington DC

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson Park morning, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon

Jefferson Park morning, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon

Background imageJefferson Collection: Mt. Jefferson and Russell Lake in Alpenglow, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon

Mt. Jefferson and Russell Lake in Alpenglow, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon

Background imageJefferson Collection: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) President of the United States from 1801 to 1809
GIA4718585 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) President of the United States from 1801 to 1809 - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Thomas Jefferson, illustration from Cassells History of the United States published by

Thomas Jefferson, illustration from Cassells History of the United States published by
3786214 Thomas Jefferson, illustration from Cassells History of the United States published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, c.1900 (litho) by American / English school (19th century)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving)

Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving)
2808042 Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle.); © Look and Learn

Background imageJefferson Collection: Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell

Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887

Background imageJefferson Collection: Bust of Thomas Jefferson (1742-1826) President of the United States Sculpture of Pierre

Bust of Thomas Jefferson (1742-1826) President of the United States Sculpture of Pierre
JLJ4644671 Bust of Thomas Jefferson (1742-1826) President of the United States Sculpture of Pierre Alexandre Wille (1748-1821) 18th century Blerancourt

Background imageJefferson Collection: The Globe Theatre Programme, 21st April, 1884 (litho)

The Globe Theatre Programme, 21st April, 1884 (litho)
619174 The Globe Theatre Programme, 21st April, 1884 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; English, out of copyright

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson going to his Inauguration (engraving)

Jefferson going to his Inauguration (engraving)
663904 Jefferson going to his Inauguration (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson going to his Inauguration)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Monticello, Virginia, 1914 (sepia tone intaglio gravure)

Monticello, Virginia, 1914 (sepia tone intaglio gravure)
DGC418694 Monticello, Virginia, 1914 (sepia tone intaglio gravure) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson, Victoria, Coes Golden Drop, Diamond, Ponds Seedling, Autumn Compote (chromolitho)

Jefferson, Victoria, Coes Golden Drop, Diamond, Ponds Seedling, Autumn Compote (chromolitho)
2791933 Jefferson, Victoria, Coes Golden Drop, Diamond, Ponds Seedling, Autumn Compote (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson, Victoria)

Background imageJefferson Collection: America - Garden House Signing Declaration of Independence

America - Garden House Signing Declaration of Independence
The Garden House in Which Thomas Jefferson And Others Celebrated The Signing Of The United States Declaration of Independence In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: 1776

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson Avenue North, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Jefferson Avenue North, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Aerial view of Jefferson Avenue North, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Date: 1866

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson listening to the Treason Speech (litho)

Jefferson listening to the Treason Speech (litho)
1219098 Jefferson listening to the Treason Speech (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageJefferson Collection: The Chicago Platform and Candidate, 1864 (litho)

The Chicago Platform and Candidate, 1864 (litho)
1078656 The Chicago Platform and Candidate, 1864 (litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

Background imageJefferson Collection: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) by Peale Rembrandt (1778 - 1860)

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) by Peale Rembrandt (1778 - 1860)
XEE4410309 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) by Peale Rembrandt (1778 - 1860). by Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Thomas Jefferson, 1856 (oil on canvas)

Thomas Jefferson, 1856 (oil on canvas)
984890 Thomas Jefferson, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872); 87.6x69.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Sully (1793-1872). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1856

Background imageJefferson Collection: Washington and his Cabinet. Jefferson. Knox. Randolph. Hamilton. Washington (engraving)

Washington and his Cabinet. Jefferson. Knox. Randolph. Hamilton. Washington (engraving)
663917 Washington and his Cabinet. Jefferson. Knox. Randolph. Hamilton. Washington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washington and his Cabinet)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Card index systems that are in popular use to-day, a selection of models that have proved their

Card index systems that are in popular use to-day, a selection of models that have proved their efficiency in many
6008316 Card index systems that are in popular use to-day, a selection of models that have proved their efficiency in many offices (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving)

Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving)
3657038 Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection; American

Background imageJefferson Collection: Mrs. Thomas M. Randolph, (Martha Jefferson)

Mrs. Thomas M. Randolph, (Martha Jefferson)
2644981 Mrs. Thomas M. Randolph, (Martha Jefferson) by American School, (18th century); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1822 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper)

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1822 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper)
1764705 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1822 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper) by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence (chromolitho)

Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence (chromolitho)
969830 Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Drafting the Declaration of Independence (engraving)

Drafting the Declaration of Independence (engraving)
961620 Drafting the Declaration of Independence (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drafting the Declaration of Independence)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Cherry blossoms around the Jefferson Memorial

Cherry blossoms around the Jefferson Memorial
Hua Zhu

Background imageJefferson Collection: MA Worcester Holden Vector Road Map

MA Worcester Holden Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageJefferson Collection: MA Worcester Rutland Vector Road Map

MA Worcester Rutland Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageJefferson Collection: Thomas Jefferson, c. 1821. Creator: Gilbert Stuart

Thomas Jefferson, c. 1821. Creator: Gilbert Stuart
Thomas Jefferson, c. 1821

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms

Jefferson Memorial and Cherry Blossoms
The Washington, DC Tidal Basin in full bloom around the Jefferson Memorial during cherry blossom season

Background imageJefferson Collection: The True Issue or 'Thats Whats the Matter', 1864. Creator: Currier and Ives

The True Issue or "Thats Whats the Matter", 1864. Creator: Currier and Ives
The True Issue or " Thats Whats the Matter", 1864. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, presidents of the United States and the Confederacy

Background imageJefferson Collection: Thomas Jefferson, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Thomas Jefferson, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jeff. Davis House, Executive Mansion, C. S. A. Richmond, 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Jeff. Davis House, Executive Mansion, C. S. A. Richmond, 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Jeff. Davis House, Executive Mansion, C.S.A. Richmond, 1865. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Background imageJefferson Collection: The Home of Jefferson Davis - Montgomery, Alabama, USA

The Home of Jefferson Davis - Montgomery, Alabama, USA - the First White House of the Confederacy. Date: circa 1905

Background imageJefferson Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20098533

EyeUbiquitous_20098533
United States of America, Washington DC, Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The Mall

Background imageJefferson Collection: The True Peace Commissioners, 1865. 1865. Creators: Nathaniel Currier

The True Peace Commissioners, 1865. 1865. Creators: Nathaniel Currier
The True Peace Commissioners, 1865. Confederate leaders General Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis stand back-to-back under attack by Union officers Philip H. Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, David G

Background imageJefferson Collection: Why Don t You Take It?, 1861-64. 1861-64. Creators: Nathaniel Currier

Why Don t You Take It?, 1861-64. 1861-64. Creators: Nathaniel Currier
Why Don t You Take It?, 1861-64. Political satires of American Civil War with Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, as a greyhound, cringing away from an aggressive bulldog, general Ulysses S. Grant

Background imageJefferson Collection: Home of Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Louisiana, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Home of Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Louisiana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Home of Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Louisiana, c1897. Beauvoir estate at Biloxi, Mississippi, purchased in 1873 by planter Samuel Dorsey and home to Jefferson Davis from 1877 to 1889

Background imageJefferson Collection: Jefferson Memorial Through a Cherry Tree

Jefferson Memorial Through a Cherry Tree
An older cherry tree in foreground with the Jefferson Memorial behind it. Just at sunrise

Background imageJefferson Collection: State of Oklahoma, USA - Jefferson Davis House

State of Oklahoma, USA - Jefferson Davis House
State of Oklahoma, USA - " Jefferson Davis House" (Adjutants Office) Built round 1828 and other Buildings of Stockade. Date: circa 1940

Background imageJefferson Collection: Home of Jefferson Davis, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Home of Jefferson Davis, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Home of Jefferson Davis, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, c1900. The post Civil War home, built in 1848, of former President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, (c1808-1889)

Background imageJefferson Collection: Greyhound Bus Terminal, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Greyhound Bus Terminal, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Greyhound Bus Terminal, Jefferson Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, USA, in art deco style, with a bus destined for Detroit just leaving. Date: 1930s

Background imageJefferson Collection: University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Lawn and Rotunda

University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Lawn and Rotunda
The Lawn (part of Thomas Jeffersons Academical Village) at the University of Virginia, a masterpiece of Palladian architecture, with The Rotunda as the focal point at the north end of the site

Background imageJefferson Collection: MAD TOM IN A RAGE, 1801. A Federalist cartoon etching of 1801 attacking the administration

MAD TOM IN A RAGE, 1801. A Federalist cartoon etching of 1801 attacking the administration of Thomas Jefferson. But historians differ as to whether the figure of Mad Tom is meant to be Jefferson or

Background imageJefferson Collection: T. Jefferson Cartoon, 1809

T. Jefferson Cartoon, 1809
T. JEFFERSON CARTOON, 1809. " Intercourse or Impartial Dealings" : an American cartoon of 1809 by " Peter Pencil" showing President Thomas Jefferson being robbed by England




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"Jefferson: A Legacy of Leadership, Knowledge, and Controversy" From the hallowed halls of the Library of Congress to the majestic Rotunda at the University of Virginia, Jefferson's influence resonates through history. As one of America's founding fathers, his impact on our nation is immeasurable. The Declaration of Independence stands as a testament to Jefferson's profound belief in liberty and equality for all. His vision shaped the very fabric of our democracy, inspiring generations to fight for their rights and freedoms. Monticello, with its grandeur and innovation, reflects Jefferson's brilliance as an architect and inventor. From its iconic West Front to its meticulously designed gardens, it embodies his pursuit of beauty and harmony. Yet amidst these accolades lies controversy. The Confederate Generals' depiction reminds us that even great men like Jefferson Davis were entangled in a dark chapter of American history – the Civil War. This conflict tore apart a nation he helped build. However, not all was lost during those turbulent times. Americans gaining French alliance during the Revolutionary War symbolizes how alliances can be forged even in dire circumstances. It demonstrates that hope can arise from unexpected places. Washington & Jefferson College serves as a reminder that education was dear to Jefferson's heart. He believed knowledge was vital for progress and enlightenment – values still cherished today. Through artistry such as "The Occupation of the Day" mural or political campaigns like Grover Cleveland's presidential bid in 1888, we see how Jefferson's legacy continues to shape American culture and politics long after his time. Lastly, let us not forget Thomas Jefferson himself – a complex figure who left an indelible mark on our nation’s history. His map-drawing skills showcased both his intellect and strategic thinking during times of war. Intriguingly multifaceted yet undeniably influential - this is what defines "Jefferson. " We must grapple with both his triumphs and flaws, recognizing the complexities of his legacy.