https://digital.buffalolib.org/files/original/dff3a51098a7d5e798c949038a86d266.jpg 1bf713e10420dd027f9e5ad0114846d2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource We the People: Commemorating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Semicenquintennial exhibit Description An account of the resource As we mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibit considers our region and our nation as a quilt of democracy — consisting of many communities, histories, and identities joined and shaped by many hands. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grosvenor Room of B&ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&ECPL (repository) Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2026 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection, Dataset, Event, Image, Interactive Resource, Moving Image, Physica l Object, Service, Software, Sound, Still Image, Text Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1757-2026 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grosvenor Room Collections Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 32M-15 Title A name given to the resource Map of the County of Erie Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David H. Burr Description An account of the resource Cartographer David H. Burr created this map of Erie County at request of Simeon De Witt, Surveyor General of New York State. The map denotes flouring mills, factories, forges, sawmills, churches, and parcels, highlighting local manufacturers and industries after the Erie Canal opened. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rare Book Room of B&ECPL (repository) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840 Subject The topic of the resource Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps New York (State) -- Erie County. Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County -- Maps. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rawdon, Clark & Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Extent The size or duration of the resource. 45 x 37 cm Language A language of the resource eng