Washington at Valley Forge

Title: [Washington at Valley Forge] / E. Percy Moran. Creator(s): Moran, Percy, 1862-1935, artist, Date Created / Published: c1911. Medium: 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. Summary: George Washington on horseback in snow at Valley Forge.

Reproduction Number: LC-USZC2-3793 (color film copy slide) LC-USZ62-51810 (b&w film copy neg.) LC-USZCN4-331 (color film copy neg.) Call Number: LOT 10043 [item] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: K25716 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting by Edward P. Moran.

Subjects: Washington, George,--1732-1799--Military service. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel. Military camps--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge--1770-1880.

Format: Conjectural works. Halftone photomechanical prints--Color--1910-1920. Paintings--Reproductions. Collections: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand.

December 19, 1777, Washington's poorly fed, ill-equipped army, weary from long marches, staggered into Valley Forge, winds blew as the 12,000 Continentals prepared for winter's fury. Only about 1/3 of them had shoes, and many of their feet were leaving bloody footprints from the marching. Grounds for brigade encampments were selected, and defense lines were planned and begun. Though construction of more than a thousand huts provided shelter, it did little to offset the critical shortages that continually plagued the army.

This Image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1923 are copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 in this case c1911, are now in the public domain.

This file is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case Percy Moran, 1862-1935 and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31 of that year.

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