1776 Pictures | Congressional Gallery | Multimedia Presentation
The Cast of ATG's 2005 Production of 1776
 Congressional Custodian
Andrew McNair welcomes new Congressman Dr. Lyman Hall of Georgia on his
first day in Congress.
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 Congressmen Rodney,
McKean, Rutledge and Hall convene before a Congressional Session to
discuss Independence for America
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 Congressman John Adams writes his wife and shares his
peers opinion of him being "... obnoxious and disliked!"
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 Reluctant early American
hero Thomas Jefferson was practically forced to write the Declaration
of Independence by his Congressional colleagues.
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 Johns Adams reading
Jefferson's first draft of the declaration declares "this is terrible"
and is ignored by Ben Franklin, catching a snooze and Thomas
Jefferson, tuning his Violin.
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 Ben Franklin, Martha
Jefferson and John Adams discuss some of her husbands finer traits
"... he plays the violin
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 John Dickinson implores
Congress to reject the ideas of his Congressional foe John Adams
"... an agitator ...
incendiary little man ..."
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 As always, the second
oldest Congressman in the Continental Congress Stephen Hopkins is
looking for a mug of rum.
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 Congressmen Adams, Read,
McKean, Sherman and Frankin in session.
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 President of the
Continental Congress,
John Hancock attempts to
control the debates and the flies within Independence Hall.
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 Congressmen
Hewes addresses Hall, Rutledge, Wilson and the rest of Congress
"...precisely."
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 Congressmen Sherman
McKean, Hopkins, Read and Livingston listen.
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 The Cool Cool Considerate Men of
Congress
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 Hancock rules, over
Adam's objection,
that Independence must
be unanimous ...
"Either we walk
together, or together we must stay where we are."
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 Rev. Witherspoon and Dr.
Bartlett listen in while young Congressional Page Leather Apron sleeps,
oblivious to what's going on around him.
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 Once again John asks for
Abigail's support and insights.
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 Dickinson and Adams meet
head to head, literally "... you fribble!"
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 South Carolina's Edward
Rutledge demands removal of the 'slavery clause' from the original
Declaration "... or Carolina will forever bury your precious dream of
independence, Mr. Adams!"
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Photos Courtesy of
Ford Colley / Kent Brody
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