A photograph of a commemorative plate issued by the Tri-Valley Bicentennial Committee in 1975, for the Bicentennial of the United States (1776-1976).
The main feature on the plate is a grandfather reading to his grandson about the history of the United States – from an oil painting by George Malick of Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
In the background is a portion of the painting (in blue & white) “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze.
“So your children can tell their children”
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
TO COMMEMORATE
THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND TO ILLUSTRATE THE
BICENTENNIAL THEME,
HAS OFFICIALLY AUTHORIZED THIS PLATE
From an original oil by
George Malick, Hegins, Pennsylvania
in cooperation with
The Tri-Valley Bicentennial Committee
RIDGEWOOD FINE CHINA – MADE IN USA – 1975
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