The eagle takes center stage
On the front of the fourth design, Charles Thomson combined elements of all three previous attempts. He made the eagle the focal point with its wings pointed down as...
Thomas Jefferson
This is a photograph of a portrait of Thomas Jefferson by noted American artist Thomas Sully. The photograph was collected as part of the George Washington...
What does the Great Seal symbolize?
In 1782, Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, wrote this description of the Great Seal’s two-sided design and its symbolism. Thompson had used...