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
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
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: Central figure on horseback, Major Samuel Ringgold, falls backward with saber falling from hand; horseman, right, turns toward him, as do other soldiers in distance; horseman, left and behind, holds up hand; with fallen soldier, foreground
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Text below imprint: Entered according to act of Congress AD 1860 by John Emmins in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
Publisher:
Virtue & Co. Publishers
Subject (Geographic):
Texas.
Subject (Name):
Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846 and Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846.
Subject (Topic):
Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846, Campaigns and battles, Mexican War, 1846-1848, American, Soldiers, and Horses
Print shows General Winfield Scott, full-length portrait, seated on horseback, facing front, leading triumphant American troops into Mexico City during the Mexican War
Alternative Title:
General Scott's grand entry into the city of Mexico, Sept. 14th, 1847
Description:
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerk's Office of the Dist't. Court of the South'n. Dist't. of N.Y."
Publisher:
Published by James Baillie
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico City (Mexico), Mexico, Mexico City, and Mexico City.
Subject (Name):
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 and Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
Subject (Topic):
Military service, History, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Military personnel, and American
Print shows close combat battle scene with Major Dix struggling to hold the American flag, in center foreground; with fallen men and horse; men fighting with long guns, lances, and sabers
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 1: On sheet 20.4 x 29.0 cm. State without imprint letters., BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 2: On sheet 21.8 x 26.3 cm. State with imprint letters., Title from caption below image., and State without imprint letters issued in Tomes, Robert. Battles of America by land and sea (New York: Virtue & Company, 1861), volume 3, plate ahead of page 399.
Publisher:
George Virtue
Subject (Geographic):
Buena Vista, Mexico and Mexico.
Subject (Name):
Dix, John A. 1798-1879 (John Adams),
Subject (Topic):
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Campaigns and battles, Mexican War, 1846-1848, American, Soldiers, Flags, and Arms and armament
Print shows close combat battle scene with Major Dix struggling to hold the American flag, in center foreground; with fallen men and horse; men fighting with long guns, lances, and sabers
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 1: On sheet 20.4 x 29.0 cm. State without imprint letters., BEIN BrSides Zc50 861wa copy 2: On sheet 21.8 x 26.3 cm. State with imprint letters., Title from caption below image., and State without imprint letters issued in Tomes, Robert. Battles of America by land and sea (New York: Virtue & Company, 1861), volume 3, plate ahead of page 399.
Publisher:
George Virtue
Subject (Geographic):
Buena Vista, Mexico and Mexico.
Subject (Name):
Dix, John A. 1798-1879 (John Adams),
Subject (Topic):
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847, Campaigns and battles, Mexican War, 1846-1848, American, Soldiers, Flags, and Arms and armament
Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. Various broadsides are posted on the building
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm., BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 02: On sheet 31.7 x 23.8 cm., and BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 03: On sheet 28.5 x 21.9 cm. Written in pencil at bottom right of sheet: Proof before final lettering done.
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. Various broadsides are posted on the building
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm., BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 02: On sheet 31.7 x 23.8 cm., and BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 03: On sheet 28.5 x 21.9 cm. Written in pencil at bottom right of sheet: Proof before final lettering done.
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
Print shows a group of men gathered around a man reading a newspaper on the steps of the "American Hotel." An African American man and child also listen from the steps of the hotel. A woman is seen listening in through a window from inside the hotel. Various broadsides are posted on the building
Description:
BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 01: On sheet 30.0 x 22.7 cm., BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 02: On sheet 31.7 x 23.8 cm., and BEIN BrSides Zc50 853woz 03: On sheet 28.5 x 21.9 cm. Written in pencil at bottom right of sheet: Proof before final lettering done.
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Men, African Americans, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
