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• Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia’s Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia’s Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father with Stephen Fried.  Sponsored by the Department of Urban Public Health and the Explorer Connection

                                                                                                     

Portrait of Benjamin Rush by Charles Willson Peale, 1783                               Signature on the Declaration of Independence

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James Peale (1749-1831),  Ann Emily Rush, Oil on Canvas, La Salle University Art Museum.

Purchased with funds provided by Philip Reiff, Mansfield W. Williams, and Alexis C. Manice

(Ann Emily was Benjamin Rush's daughter - click on the picture for more information)

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