Battle of Buena Vista 19th Century Size:24x18 and elevated rails converge beneath

and elevated rails converge beneath the bronze bell-ringers of Bennett's newspaper palace

and the great pre-war years

his gaunt face already carrying the ledger of a republic at war with itself

These are lithographed views of the First State's working capital

1872 — a documentary engraving of the granite shaft rising on Boston Common just seven years after Appomattox

Battle of Buena Vista 19th Century Size:24x18 and elevated rails converge beneathBattle of Buena Vista 19th Century a lithograph of Taylor's improbable February stand against Santa Anna in the Mexican mountains, where outnumbered American volunteers held a narrow pass and minted a presidency in the smoke of Manifest Destiny's most consequential campaign. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical societies, and the