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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Second Bank Portrait Gallery 20170422

Im kariehorn diethorn. I am the chief curator at the Independence National park, the National Park service in philadelphia. I oversee a large collection of Museum Artifacts here, almost 4 million of them. We are here at the second bank of the United States, a Historic Building that is part of the Independence National historical park. The second bank of the United States, which was finished in 1824, was literally the fort knox of its day. The building has been restored on the exterior, so when you come to see us you will see how , it looked brandnew. Exhibits the fine arts from the early 19th century to tell the story of what it was like to live in 18th century america, the world that those people knew and the worldly world that the revolution built. The portrait collection at Independence National historical park is a very, very old one. The bulk of our collection, 94 pictures, was painted by Charles Wilson peel, a Philadelphia Artist who had a museum here in the city. The museum was

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