As I have gotten older, I fondly remember the year 1976. I was just a little boy, but I remember being dressed up with my cousins as a colonial boy and participating is a small hometown parade. This picture is iconic for me from that year. I am grateful that as citizens of the United States, these types of images can be found indexed at the Library of Congress.
Yankee doodle 1776 / A.M. Willard.
Print shows three patriots, two playing drums and one playing a fife, leading troops into battle. Based on the painting called the “Spirit of ’76.”[1]
[1] Clay, C. &. C., Willard, A. M. & Ryder, J. F. (ca. 1876) Yankee doodle/ A.M. Willard. United States, ca. 1876. Cleveland, Ohio: Pub. by J.F. Ryder. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004673466/.
