The US National Archives have thoughtfully provided free high-res images of the Charters of Freedom documents, available for our inspection and enjoyment. However, don’t expect to be reading these with any comfort; early upkeep of the documents was very poor so you’re going to have to adjust the contrast settings to get the most out of them. Despite this, the images are of extremely high quality and will print to publication quality (300dpi), going up to approximately 24" wide by 29" high. Each file also contains “clipping paths” so graphic designers can easily create masks with professional image editing software. In any case, it’s not every day you can say you downloaded something that helped shaped the Western world. Oh, and feel free to forward these on to Mr. Bush if you get the chance.

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09 Mar 2006