Major General Ulysses S. Grant 1866 framed postcard art The Publicans Vessel — Patent

The Publicans Vessel — Patent Drawing of the American Beer Mug is a drawing from the era when American brewing was a serious industrial science — pumps

Major General Zachary Taylor 1848 — the hero of Buena Vista rendered in his Mexican War epaulets the same year the Whigs would draft him for the presidency

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the kind of commemorative likeness a Gilded Age parlor wanted on its wall: the founder rendered marble-cool

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Major General Ulysses S. Grant 1866 framed postcard art The Publicans Vessel — PatentMajor General Ulysses S. Grant 1866 catches the victor of Appomattox in the strange interval before the presidency still in epaulets, still styled by his wartime rank, his face arranged for a nation that had not yet decided whether to crown him or simply thank him. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical societies, and the lithographic