Battle of Palo Alto, May 8th 1846 — Americans Under General Taylor Frame Style:Ebony Frame A campaign-ready portrait of the

A campaign-ready portrait of the Mexican War's most quotable general

and a quarry the century had nearly erased

when the words Union and Constitution were paired like twin pillars and printed bold enough to march men toward Bull Run

The Barbers Machine Patent Blueprint of the Electric Clipper reads as a study in restraint — the close

Battle of Palo Alto, May 8th 1846 — Americans Under General Taylor Frame Style:Ebony Frame A campaign-ready portrait of theBattle of Palo Alto, May 8th 1846 Americans Under General Taylor. The opening engagement of the Mexican War rendered with all the swagger of Manifest Destiny in full march Zachary Taylor's artillery duel on the Texas chaparral, a prelude to annexation drawn while the smoke was still settling. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical