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1.
Battle of Buena Vista : fought Feby. 23rd, 1847 : the American Army under Genl. Taylor were

Published / Created:
[1848]
Call Number:
WA Prints +176
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In the foreground, American troops stab, bayonette, and pummel their Mexican enemies while one mounted American soldier battles a mounted Mexican officer. In the near background, a mounted General Taylor directs more American infantry into the battle
Alternative Title:
Battle of Buena Vista (James Baillie : 1848)
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848 by J Baillie, ...", and "American Army 4,500 men. American loss in killed & wounded about 800. Mexican Army 20,000 men. Mexican loss in killed & wounded 5,000. Run away the remainder."
Publisher:
Published by James Baillie, 87th St. near 3rd Avenue, N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico
Subject (Topic):
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Battle of Buena Vista : fought Feby. 23rd, 1847 : the American Army under Genl. Taylor were completely victorious

2.
Bombardment of Vera Cruz. : By the American army, commanded by Genl. Scott

Creator:
Baillie, James S., active 1838-1855, lithographer
Published / Created:
[approximately 1848?]
Call Number:
WA Prints +177
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Subject: Image of General Winfield Scott on horseback at left, surrounded by troops. He points his sword towards the battle, where cannonballs fly in the air and the ground is covered in thick white clouds of smoke. Battleships are seen in the distance
Description:
Title from caption below image., Signed "F.K." in lower left corner., "American Army 12,000 men. American loss in killed and wounded about 75 men. Mexican Army 9,000 men. Mexican loss: killed about 1000, and 4,000 prisoners.", and "Agents: J. Bardsley, cor. of Arch & 2d. St. Phila. -- Joseph Ward, 52 Cornhill, Boston Mass., G.J. Loomis, no. 9 Washington St. Albany."
Publisher:
Lith. & Pub. by J. Baillie. 88 St. near 3d. Ave. N. York
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico
Subject (Name):
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 and Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Campaigns, and Military campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bombardment of Vera Cruz. : By the American army, commanded by Genl. Scott

3.
Castle of San Juan D'Ulloa, at Vera Cruz

Published / Created:
[1847?]
Call Number:
WA Prints +171
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Against a backdrop of barren hills, a seemingly impregnable fortress rises from choppy seas, approached by a handful of sailing ships
Description:
Title from caption below image., "258"--Below title., Date suggested by similarity to the print "Grand salute at Vera Cruz, from the American fleet and the Castle San Juan D'Ulloa in honor of the American flag," copyrighted 1847 and publlished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg and D. Needham., and The American occupation of San Juan de Ulúa, a Mexican military fort, occurred on 29 March 1847, at the end of the Battle of Veracruz.
Publisher:
Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y., E.B. & E.C. Kellogg 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn, and D. Needham, 223 Main St. Buffalo
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico.
Subject (Name):
Castillo de San Juan de Ulúa (Mexico)
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Castle of San Juan D'Ulloa, at Vera Cruz

4.
Santa Anna's messengers requesting Genl. Taylor to surrender his forces at discretion, previous to

Creator:
N. Currier (Firm), lithographer
Published / Created:
1847]
Call Number:
WA Prints +187
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Subject: Image of General Zachary Taylor sitting on his horse, apporaching three Mexican soldiers standing at right. Taylor is surrounded by other American soldiers, and fighting can be seen in the distance
Alternative Title:
General Taylor never surrenders
Description:
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Publisher:
N. Currier
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico
Subject (Name):
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 and Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Campaigns, Soldiers, and Military campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Santa Anna's messengers requesting Genl. Taylor to surrender his forces at discretion, previous to the Battle of Buena Vista. : "General Taylor never surrenders" : [One line of quotation from Taylor]

5.
Storming of the heights at Monterey : by the American Army Sept. 21st, 1846

Creator:
N. Currier (Firm), lithographer, publisher
Published / Created:
[1846]
Call Number:
WA Prints +175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An officer pointing a sword in his right hand and carrying an American flag in his left leads an attack. He stands on a rocky slope near the muzzle of a cannon, as he exhorts his troops, two of whom have lost their shakos, to follow
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846 by N. Currier ...", and "424"--Below title.
Publisher:
Lith. & pub. by N. Currier, 152 Nassau cor. Spruce St. N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico
Subject (Topic):
Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Storming of the heights at Monterey : by the American Army Sept. 21st, 1846

6.
The charge of Captain May at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma

Creator:
Morton, John Ludlow, 1792-1871, artist
Published / Created:
[1846?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 339
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified and W.L. Ormsby, printer
Subject (Geographic):
Texas
Subject (Name):
May, Charles Augustus, 1817-1864
Subject (Topic):
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The charge of Captain May at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma

7.
The fall of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto

Creator:
Matteson, Tompkins Harrison, 1813-1884, artist
Published / Created:
[1846]
Call Number:
WA Prints 330
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Against a battlefield background, Major Ringgold lies stricken beneath his fallen horse
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Designed expressly for the Columbian Magazine.", and Engraving appeared in the August 1846 issue of Columbian magazine.
Publisher:
Columbian Magazine and W.L. Ormsby, printer
Subject (Geographic):
Texas
Subject (Name):
Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The fall of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto

8.
The occupation of the capitol of Mexico, by the American army

Published / Created:
[1848?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 305
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
With the Catedral de México as a backdrop, mounted American troops ride decorously into the city, observed by crowds of impassive onlookers
Alternative Title:
Occupation of the capital of Mexico, by the American army
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Lith. by Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico City (Mexico)
Subject (Name):
Catedral de México
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848 and Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The occupation of the capitol of Mexico, by the American army