Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Luce Center
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Date:
1846
Medium:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Paper: 10 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (27 x 34 cm)
Description:
Lithograph of C.J. Pollard. "At THE BATTLE OF PALO ALTO the Americans / greatly distinguished themselves, as well for their bravery, as their humanity toward their unfortunate adversaries. In the heat of the / battle they were frequently seen handing their canteens and rations to the wounded Mexicans."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
