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Postcard commemorates Boston Tea Party
Postcard commemorating the patriot protest of the British Tea Act of 1773. Organized by the group sons of liberty, patriots disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. Postcard image after an engraving from 1784; text includes: "Boston tea-party. Three cargoes of tea destroyed. Dec. 16, 1773." Image published: 1903.
Image ID: 001404
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Image size: 4.2 Mpixels (12.1 MB uncompressed) - 2524x1670 pixels (8.4x5.6 in / 21.4x14.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Image keywords: 1700s, 18th-century, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Americas, Boston, Boston Tea Party, British Tea Act of 1773, Coercive Acts of 1774, Early-Modern, Eon4676, EonDiscount, Events, Illustrations, Massachusetts, Native Americans, Revolutionary War, United States, War-Conflict, colonies, disguises, patriots, postcards, protests, rebellions, sons of liberty, taxation, tea
