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Portrait bust of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America (1743-1826).
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Portrait bust of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of...

Books and instruments from Jefferson's architectural library.
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Books and instruments from Jefferson's architectural library.

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin served as Ambassador of the United States to France. Bronze
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin serve...

Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle (second from right)is a stencil plate; the other three objects were part of the "storm- house" demonstration to show the efficiency of the lightening rod.
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Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle...

Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments in electricity.
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Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments...

Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was U.S. Ambassador to France from 1776-1785 and was instrumental in forming the alliance between the two countries.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on Feb...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A letter to Mme. Helvetius, widow of the philosopher Claude-Adrien Helvetius, who had been Master of the Lodge "Aux Neuf Soeurs", concerning the reception of Voltaire into the lodge.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A...

The Anisson-Duperon printing press which printed the First French Republic's first promissory notes. Benjamin Franklin's son bought the press for 8 Guineas.
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The Anisson-Duperon printing press which printed the First French Republic's...

The "Louisiana Purchase" treaty, by which France sold the Overseas Territory to the United States. Signed April 30, 1803. In the background a map of the City of New Orleans.
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The "Louisiana Purchase" treaty, by which France sold the Overseas Territory t...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co-wrote the Declaration of Independence together with President Jefferson; master of the Freemason's lodgeto the Nine Sisters in Paris.One of his major publications was an anti-slavery treatise (1789) Terracotta
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co-wrote the Declaration of Independence together with President Jefferson; master of the Freemason's lodge to the Nine Sisters in Paris.One of his major publications was an anti-slavery treatise (1789) Terracotta.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co-wrote the Declaration of Independence together with President Jefferson; master of the Freemason's lodge to the Nine Sisters in Paris.One of his major publications was an anti-slavery treatise (1789) Terracotta
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co...