Original House Rostrum

Description:

These digital images were created from materials held by the Michigan State Capitol Commission. and Front: Lansing, Mich. The Patrick Henry Rostrum in State Pioneer Room and Historical Musuem in State Capitol. Back: From this rostrum Patrick Henry uttend those - famous worda, "As for me, give me liberty or give me death". The rostrum was brought from Virginia to Michigan and used as the Speaker's desk in the first Capitol.

Data Provider:

Library of Michigan

Collection:

Michigan State Capitol Collections

Subject Topic:

19th century, 20th century, 1st Capitol - 1824-1847 - Detroit, 2nd Capitol - 1847-1879 - Lansing, 3rd Capitol - 1879 - current era - Lansing, and Michigan State Capitol - Furnishings/Art/Collections

Rights:

Copyright Status Unknown - work may be protected by copyright. It is the user’s responsibility to comply with U.S. copyright law. Please credit ‘Michigan State Capitol Postcard Collection, Library of Michigan Digital Collections’ when using content from this collection. For publication-quality images, or any questions about these items, please contact capitolhistory@legislature.mi.gov.

URL:

http://lmdigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/acapitolview/id/341