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Whiskey Rebellion
Original title: "...To Execute the Laws of the Union..." The Whiskey Rebellion. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- October 3, 1794. Modern painting by Donna Neary. Depicts President George Washington reviewing a force of militiamen marshalled to pacify a Pennsylvania rebellion against a federal tax on whiskey distillation. The organization of the militia was possible under the previously enacted Militia Law of 1792.
Image ID: 001577
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Image size: 26.2 Mpixels (74.9 MB uncompressed) - 6000x4365 pixels (20x14.6 in / 50.8x37 cm at 300 ppi)