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![]() | The Tomb And Shade Of Napoleon, From A Curiosity At St. Helena Lithograph Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
![]() | Battle Of Churubusco--fought Near The City Of Mexico 20th Of August 1847 c. 1846 Library of Congress Washington, D.C. | ![]() The Battle of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras (Padierna) during the Mexican-American War. After defeating the Mexican army at Churubusco, the U.S. Army was only 5 miles (8 km) away from Mexico City, the capital of the nation. A month later, the US forces defeated those at Mexico City and... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | Grand National Whig Banner: Press Onward c. 1848 Library of Congress Washington, D.C. | ![]() Print shows a campaign banner for Whig Party candidates in the national election of 1848. The banner, promoting Zachary Taylor and his vice presidential running mate Millard Fillmore, is almost identical to Currier's "Grand, National, Democratic Banner" (no. 1848-6) differing only in the candidate portraits, campaign mottos, the lettering on the... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | The Drunkards Progress 1846 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]() Step 1. A glass with a friend. Step 2. A glass to keep the cold out. Step 3. A glass too much. Step 4. Drunk and riotous. Step 5. The summit attained. Jolly companions. A confirmed drunkard. Step 6. Poverty and disease. Step 7. Forsaken by Friends. Step 8. Desperation and crime. Step 9. Death by suicide. | Unrated | Anonymous |
- Nathaniel Currier









