File:StephenPleasonton.jpg
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| Description | Portrait of Stephen Pleasonton (c.1776-1855), an employee in the State Department who was responsible for safeguarding the Declaration of Independence and other government records when the British burned Washington D.C. during the war of 1812. He later became the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury Department from 1817 until his death in 1855, and was most famous for heading the Lighthouse Establishment for over three decades. | ||
| Date | 19th century | ||
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Extracted from PDF version of Keeping the Seal in Good Hands poster, part of a U.S. Diplomacy Center (State Department) exhibition on the 225th anniversary of the Great Seal. Direct PDF URL [1] (24MB) |
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| Author | U.S. Government | ||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The U.S. Diplomacy Center exhibition page states All materials in this exhibition are in the public domain and can be reproduced without permission. Citation of this source is appreciated. | ||
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This image is a work of the United States Department of the Treasury, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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