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Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Commission of Fine Arts.

National Archives Identifier: 518217

Full Citation: Photograph 66-G-15B-5; Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France; 1778 (artwork 1911); General Photographic File of the Commission of Fine Arts, ca. 1910 – 1950; Records of the Commission of Fine Arts, Record Group 66; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/benjamin-franklin-court-france/, July 9, 2026]

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