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At the National Archives, a Deep Dive Into the American Story

A new $40-million exhibit, opening nine months after President Trump fired the chief archivist, uses technology to explore the 13 billion-plus items in its vaults.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

The opening gallery of “The American Story,” which features the 1823 copperplate engraving of the Declaration of Independence in one case and, beyond it, a handwritten copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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