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Stati Uniti d'America

title: UNITED STATES - COAT OF ARMS

subject date: 2010-04-28

caption: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The white-headed bald eagle, symbol of the USA since 1782, laid on a red and white striped shield with a blue head, with one leg resting on a bundle of arrows and the other on an olive branch , to symbolize the desire for peace, but also the preparation for war. An eagle was also the most famous animal mascot of the Civil War; adopted by the 8th Wisconsin battalion and tamed at an early age, the female eagle was named 'Old Abe' in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Colored engraving, 19th century

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Stati Uniti d'America

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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multiplying price: 1.00

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continent: Nord America

image century : XIX

image epoch: Rivoluzione Americana

subject century: XIX

subject epoch: Rivoluzione Americana

technique: Incisione acquarellata

id: 27974

file name: FSNgilardi_63916.jpg

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AquilacarnivorespredatorsraptorsbirdsanimalsmascotUseUSAmottoheraldrycoat of armssymbolsUnited States of AmericafreedomAmerican Revolutionbald eagle