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The Temple and Causeway at Herod's Harbor
As part of Herod the Great's building program, with the temple located at the eastern foot of Herod's Harbor and the northwestern unbridgable entrance, the diameter route of its causeway would have expedited the movement of goods and military...

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President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846
The cabinet of US President James K. Polk in the White House dining room, by John Plumbe, Jr., c. 1846. Bottom row, left to right: Attorney General John Y. Mason, Secretary of War William L. Marcy, President Polk, Secretary of the Treasury...

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James and Sarah Polk, circa 1848
A daguerrotype of US President James K. Polk and First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, probably taken by John Plumbe Jr., circa 1848-49.
James K. Polk Presidential Museum.

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Sarah Childress Polk
Portrait of First Lady Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891), wife of US Pres. James K. Polk, oil on canvas by George Dury, 1883, after an original painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1846.
White House, Washington, D.C.

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Polk's Presidential Portrait
Official presidential portrait of James K. Polk (served 1845-1849). Oil on canvas by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858.
White House, Washington, D.C.

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James Polk as Speaker of the House of Representatives
James K. Polk (1795-1849) as Speaker of the US House of Representatives (1835-1839). Artwork by Charles Fendrich, printed by Peter S. Duval, 1838.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Democrat Campaign Banner for the 1844 Election
A campaign banner for the Democratic Party candidates of the US Presidential Election of 1844: James K. Polk (left) and his running mate George M. Dallas (right). Lithograph with watercolor by Nathaniel Currier, 1844. Library of Congress...

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General Scott Enters Mexico City
US General Winfield Scott occupies Mexico City on 14 September 1847 at the end of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). By Carl Nebel, 1851.
New York Public Library.

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Battle of Molina del Rey
Battle of Molina del Rey (8 Sept 1847) in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Hand-colored lithograph by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, after a drawing by Carl Nebel, 1851.

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Battle of Churubusco
Battle of Churubusco (20 Aug 1847), fought during the campaign to capture Mexico City during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). By John Cameron, published by Nathan Currier, 1847.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.