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William B. Travis - How Travis May Have Looked During the Anahuac Disturbances
William Barret Travis (1809-1836), sketch by Wiley Martin (1777-1842). The only known portrait of Travis in his lifetime. Later paintings, after Travis' death at the Alamo in 1836...
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Frank W. Johnson - Commander of the Texian Militia at Anahuac
Frank W. Johnson, commander of the Texian Militia in 1832 during the Anahuac Disturbances, later served as a commander during the Texas Revolution. Photograph from the McArdle Notebooks. Archives...
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Champagne Capsules of Veuve Clicquot
A selection of Veuve Clicquot champagne capsules, used with a wire cage to keep the cork of the wine in place. The face is Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), who designed the VCP and anchor logo...
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Veuve Clicquot Champagne Cork
A champagne cork of Veuve Clicquot. The VCP logo was designed and first placed on corks by Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866).
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The Revolutionary War 1775-1783
A gouache on paper painting titled The Revolutionary War 1775-1783 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. John Burgoyne and the artist (The artist portrays himself...
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The Declaration of Independence 1776
A gouache on paper painting titled The Declaration of Independence 1776 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Philip Livingston...
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James 'Jim' Bowie, c. 1820
Jim Bowie, oil on canvas painting by William Edward West, c. 1820. James "Jim" Bowie (1796-1836) was a land speculator, Texas Ranger, slave trader, and joint commander of the Alamo fortress in the Texas Revolution, where...
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San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas
San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, photograph by Betsy Mark, 2004. The original parish church, later enlarged in the Gothic style as depicted here, played a notable role in the story of the Battle of...
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Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett, oil on canvas painting by Chester Harding, 1834. Harding's portrait, a marked depiction away from the consummate frontiersman David 'Davy' Crockett (1786-1836) came to be known as, was painted while Crockett was...
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The Chapel of the Alamo
The chapel of the Alamo, photograph by Betsy Mark, 2004. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican Army after the Mexican War of Independence, and later, most...
