Auction marking the United States' 250th birthday features some of its most iconic documents
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A copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed by Robert Luist Fowle in July 1776, sits on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, his Secretary of State William Seward and his Secretary John Nicolay, sits on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)A flag known to have survived from the battlefield on the Little Bighorn River carried by George Custer's battalion, left, and a painting titled, "General Custer Leading the Wolverines at Gettysburg" by Franklin Dullin Briscoe, hang on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)A painting depicting John F. Kennedy accepting the 1960 Democratic nomination at the Los Angeles Coliseum by Jamie Wyeth hangs on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)
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A copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed by Robert Luist Fowle in July 1776, sits on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)