Black-and-white lithograph of a family room: a seated man signs papers at a table, a standing man watches, a man at left holds a jug, and a woman and child sit at right.

Lifting the Mortgage, lithograph by Pendleton's Lithography

A black-and-white lithograph shows a family interior with a fireplace, shelves of dishes, and a table where a seated man signs a document while a standing man looks on. At left, a man in a coat and waistcoat holds a jug and gestures toward the group; a woman and child sit at right beside a wicker cradle and spinning wheel. Verses in two columns run across the top.

Artist: Pendleton's Lithography
Date: ca 1830
Medium: paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size: 1920 × 1542 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1835).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

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