Washington DC. The Jefferson Memorial. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Washington DC. The Jefferson Memorial. / denisbin
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| 説明 | The Jefferson Memorial. He lived 1743-1826. He is remembered as the main writer of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President, 1801-9. He was a gentleman philosopher, an advocate of the scientific method, President for the American Philosophical Society and the Secretary of State for President Washington. He designed his own gracious classical style mansion, Monticello in the hills of Virginia his home state. He was a staunch advocate of liberty and democracy. He had a vision of America as an agrarian paradise and he favoured states rights- a big issue with Southern slave states. As President he is remembered most for this bargain basement purchase of the Louisiana Purchase (US$15) in 1803 which doubled the area of America by acquiring most of the lands west of the Mississippi River from France. He was also a state legislator in Virginia, a Governor of that state and the founder of the University of Virginia. Despite his “all men are equal” statement in the Declaration he was a slave owner. He married and had 6 children but only 2 daughters survived to adulthood. Recent research has shown that he had a 40 year affair with one of his slaves, Sally Hemmings after his wife died. He fathered 6 more children with her who were 7/8th white but still slaves. Jefferson freed all his Hemming-Jefferson offspring when they reached about 21 years of age. The rest of his slaves were freed after his death as dictated by his will. They were sold off to settle his debts. |
| 撮影日 | 2012-10-20 05:39:34 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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| カメラ | FinePix S2000HD S2100HD , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/420) |
| 開放F値 | f/7.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 5 mm |