The eagle and the shield : a history of the great seal of the United States
Richard Sharpe Patterson (Author), Richardson Dougall (Author)
Print Book, English, 1978
Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, Dept. of State : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Washington, 1978
Department of State publication, 161, 8900
xliv, 637 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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What is the great seal of the United States?
The second committee, 1780
The third committee, 1782
Thomson and Barton complete the design
Congress adopts Thomson's report
The die of 1782
The Masi Treaty-seal die of 1825
The throop die of 1841
The Lewis Skippet-cover mold, used as a die in 1871
The Baumgarten die of 1877
The Tiffany die of 1885
The Zeitler die of 1904
The great seal in use since 1789
Notable reproductions of the obverse and reverse
The seal of the President
The seal of the Vice-President
The seal of the Department of State
The two mottoes of the United States
Questions and answers