Flags, fireworks, and fun all mark one of our favorite holidays, the Fourth of July. These covers express the very essence of Independence Day.
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Independence or Ben Franklin
Norman Rockwell
May 29, 1926
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Two Generations of Vets
Stevan Dohanos
July 5, 1947
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Fireworks
Ben Kimberly Prins
July 4, 1953
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Working on the Statue of Liberty
Norman Rockwell
July 6, 1946
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Family Portrait on the Fourth
John Falter
July 5, 1952
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Patriotic Band Concert
Stevan Dohanos
July 7, 1951
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Independence Parade
John Falter
July 7, 1945
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Fourth of July, 1906
Guernsey Moore
June 30, 1906
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Fourth of July Parade
J.C. Leyendecker
July 1, 1933
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Fourth of July, Number 1903
J.J. Gould
July 4, 1903
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Fourth of July Picnic
J.C. Leyendecker
July 3, 1915
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Fourth of July, 1913
J.C. Leyendecker
July 5, 1913
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July Fourth at the Beach
J.C. Leyendecker
July 2, 1921