File:Benjamin Franklin - Join or Die.png

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English: This political cartoon (attributed to Benjamin Franklin) originally appeared during the French and Indian War, but was recycled to encourage the American colonies to unite against British rule.
Français : Ce dessin de presse (attribué à Benjamin Franklin) fut d'abord publié pendant la guerre franco-indienne au cours de la guerre de sept ans, puis réutilisé pour inciter les colonies américaines à s'unir contre la couronne britannique.
Deutsch: Dieser politische Cartoon (Benjamin Franklin zugeschrieben) erschien während des Franzosen- und Indianerkrieges, wurde aber wieder verwendet, um die amerikanischen Kolonien aufzurufen, sich gegen die britische Herrschaft zusammenzuschließen.
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Benjamin Franklin  (1706–1790)  wikidata:Q34969 s:en:Author:Benjamin Franklin q:en:Benjamin Franklin
 
Benjamin Franklin
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pseudonym: Silence Dogood; Ben Franklin; The First American; Franklin; Poor Richard
Description -American author, statesman, politician, inventor and diplomat
Date of birth/death 17 January 1706 Edit this at Wikidata 17 April 1790 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Levels adjusted against the colour cubes provided, slight sharpening, stains on paper removed, though inkblobs and such likely to be from the original printing were left in..

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current19:50, 11 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 19:50, 11 June 20103,740 × 2,696 (15.8 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)Remove a small amount of additional paper staining.
04:58, 11 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 04:58, 11 June 20103,740 × 2,696 (15.82 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)Rechecked the P, which had a stain over it, and made some tweaks accordingly.
04:07, 11 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 04:07, 11 June 20103,740 × 2,696 (15.81 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)Maybe a little more saturated. You normally have to adjust saturation by hand after a levels adjustment, because the adjustment itself tends to over-saturate the colours.
03:42, 11 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 03:42, 11 June 20103,740 × 2,696 (15.3 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs){|border=1 |This is an archival, lossless version of File:Benjamin Franklin - Join or Die.jpg. Commons cannot ''currently'' thumbnail very large PNGs, but it can be downloaded, and further edits should always be done from a lossless version, not a lo

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