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Ball Head Club

Collector:
Richard C. Adams  Search this
Donor Name:
Victor J. Evans  Search this
Culture:
Delaware (Lenape)  Search this
Place:
Not Given, United States, North America
Accession Date:
20 Mar 1931
Collection Date:
1902
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
113605
USNM Number:
E362066-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3620962fe-434d-4983-876d-93cb02231e72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8409088
Online Media:

Beaded Cap

Collector:
Rev. John M. Cooper  Search this
Donor Name:
Catholic University Of America  Search this
Culture:
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Hat
Place:
United States / Canada, North America
Accession Date:
6 Jul 1956
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
211312
USNM Number:
E395268A-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322a0bfd0-2939-4ddb-a5ec-9d4f48e563a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8423970
Online Media:

Club

Collector:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Length - Object:
69 cm
Culture:
Tlingit, Stikine  Search this
Object Type:
Club
Place:
Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 Nov 1901
Collection Date:
1901
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
038645
USNM Number:
E213532-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/382329038-8e4c-4f18-b281-a995c367ae49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8360476
Online Media:

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Charles Cushing Wright, 1796 - 1854  Search this
Copy after:
Salathiel Ellis, c. 1803 - 1879  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
8.9 × 0.8 cm (3 1/2 × 5/16")
Type:
Medal
Date:
1848
Topic:
Medallion  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marvin Sadik
Object number:
NPG.77.247
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm418870777-8e07-4bf1-b523-7932f672b8dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.247

Chronicles of the gringos: the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, 1846-1848; accounts of eyewitnesses & combatants. Edited, with introd., commentaries, and notes, by George Winston Smith & Charles Judah

Author:
Smith, George Winston  Search this
Judah, Charles Burnet 1902-  Search this
Subject:
United States Army History  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 523 p. illus., facsims., plans, ports. 27 cm
Type:
Personal narratives
Date:
1968
[1968]
War with Mexico, 1845-1848
Topic:
Mexican War, 1846-1848  Search this
Call number:
E411 .S64
E411.S64
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_21777

Confederate flag captured near Nashville, Tennessee

Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/2 in x 20 in; 34.29 cm x 50.8 cm
Object Name:
Flag
Other Terms:
Flag; Military; CSA, Army; Guidon
Associated Place:
United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson
Associated date:
1861 - 1862
ca 1861 - 1865
1864 - 12 - 16
Subject:
Army  Search this
Civil War  Search this
Confederacy  Search this
ID Number:
AF.18967 [dup1]
Catalog number:
18967
Accession number:
62555
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-163c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_439657

2 1/2 Dollars, United States, 1848

Mint:
U.S. Mint, Philadelphia  Search this
Designer:
Gobrecht, Christian  Search this
Physical Description:
gold (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: .1 cm x 1.8 cm; 1/32 in x 23/32 in
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Province:
United States: California
Country:
United States
Political area:
United States
Date made:
1848
Related Publication:
Zoomable Image and Details
Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
Credit Line:
Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
ID Number:
NU.68.159.0072
Catalog number:
68.159.0072
Accession number:
283645
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins
Numismatics
Coins, Currency and Medals
Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
Legendary Coins
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-6899-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_835240
Online Media:

North America divided the Mexican War, 1846-1848 [by] Seymour V. Connor and Odie B. Faulk

Author:
Connor, Seymour V  Search this
Author:
Faulk, Odie B  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 300 p maps 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
México
Date:
1971
1846-1848
Topic:
Mexican War, 1846-1848  Search this
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848  Search this
Guerre du Mexique (1846-1848)  Search this
Historia  Search this
Invasión norteamericana  Search this
Call number:
E404 .C75
E404.C75
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_11014

General Winfield Scott

Artist:
Robert Walter Weir, 18 Jun 1803 - 1 May 1889  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
84.6 x 66.9cm (33 5/16 x 26 5/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1855
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
Winfield Scott: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
10.54 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4172b3428-89c7-4982-a293-97895cba14a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_10.54_MMA

General Winfield Scott

Artist:
Launt Thompson, 1833 - 26 Sep 1894  Search this
Foundry:
Robert Wood & Co.  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
With Base: 62.4 × 22.9 × 23.5cm (24 9/16 × 9 × 9 1/4")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1877
Topic:
Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this
Winfield Scott: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: U.S. Soldier's and Airmen's Home
Object number:
101-77
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e7b81d5e-9bd9-49c3-973b-5944df9c7426
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_101-77
Online Media:

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Robert Street, 17 Jan 1796 - 1865  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.5 x 63cm (30 1/8 x 24 13/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1850
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Independence National Historical Park
Object number:
13.282
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm484387896-702f-41c8-ae62-3fd5ba7e99f9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_13.282

General Scott in Mexico City

Artist:
William Henry Powell, 1823 - 1879  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
38.1cm x 31.6cm (15" x 12 7/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1863
Topic:
Winfield Scott: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: U.S. Military Academy
Object number:
15,155
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm427f956e0-7d30-45e7-bcee-891506a241c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_15_155

WInfield Scott

Artist:
Robert Walter Weir, 18 Jun 1803 - 1 May 1889  Search this
Sitter:
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41.9 x 44.1cm (16 1/2 x 17 3/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
Winfield Scott: Male  Search this
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: U.S. Military Academy
Object number:
16929
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48aeb93fb-77fc-4cc0-ae37-c0e0803d549b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_16929

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Samuel B. Wetherald, active 1840s  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Iron relief
Dimensions:
19.3cm x 19.3cm (7 5/8" x 7 5/8"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1840-47
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Maryland Historical Society
Object number:
1847.2.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4db8c4dc5-401d-4253-ab7f-36d2ebc41363
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1847.2.1

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Philip Garbeille, 1800 - 1900?  Search this
Possibly:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
55cm x 40cm x 25cm (21 5/8" x 15 3/4" x 9 13/16"), Estimate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1840-48
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Object number:
1848-14-0
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e63788ee-e8ce-4b14-9b83-706e7acd767d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1848-14-0

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculpture
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
186600.DUP3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b8b9e663-825c-4692-b963-e4c175346b10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_186600.DUP3

General Edmund Pendleton Gaines

Attribution:
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860  Search this
Other attribution:
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827  Search this
Sitter:
Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 20 Mar 1777 - 1849  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
70cm x 57.2cm (27 9/16" x 22 1/2"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1816
Topic:
Edmund Pendleton Gaines: Male  Search this
Edmund Pendleton Gaines: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General  Search this
Edmund Pendleton Gaines: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Edmund Pendleton Gaines: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Edmund Pendleton Gaines: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Object number:
1869.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ca0685ac-33e4-450c-9090-ce47943a7818
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1869.2

John Coffee Hays

Artist:
Stephen William Shaw, 15 Dec 1817 - 12 Feb 1900  Search this
Sitter:
John Coffee Hays, 28 Jan 1817 - 21 Apr 1883  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66.8cm x 54cm (26 5/16" x 21 1/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1874
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Male  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Law and Crime\Police\Sheriff  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Indian agent  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
John Coffee Hays: Law and Crime\Police\Texas Ranger  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Crocker Art Museum
Object number:
1872.211
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a870a434-537a-48cf-8821-70c754a78602
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1872.211

Portrait of General Zachary Y. Taylor (12th President of the United States)

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
77.3 x 63.7 cm (30 7/16 x 25 1/16" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
1848
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1884.543 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ee8e349c-0ea7-4905-b14c-9efdc6e5ba11
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1884.543_CAM

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Robert Street, 17 Jan 1796 - 1865  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
74cm x 61.1cm (29 1/8" x 24 1/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1851
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Chicago History Museum
Object number:
1888.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm410b88b7c-df99-49e7-aa04-5626de5d9b23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1888.3

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