Raynors HCA 2015-08
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This facsimile was recreated from a first Dunlap broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence called the "Lost Copy" which was discovered in 1968 on the dusty shelves of Leary's Book Store in Philadelphia during the closing of that establishment after 132 years in business; it may have languished there in storage for more than 100 years. The "Lost Copy" was purchased at auction by Dallas business executives Ira G. Corn, Jr., and Joseph P. Driscoll for $404,000 in 1970. The document was first restored, then R. R. Donnelley & Sons’ company The Lakeside Press was commissioned to produce a limited set of facsimiles with every detail from the type of paper to the type of printing being as faithful as possible to the original . The actual Corn broadside was then acquired by City of Dallas in 1978. Facsimile copies were given to a few close friends and institutions by Mr. Corn but with time the existence of these facsimiles was forgotten. In a sense, history has repeated itself and the remaining facsimiles could also be thought of as the formerly "Lost Copies."
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