Title

The Taking of Monterey', (1878).

Caption

'The Taking of Monterey', (1878). The United States Navy and Marine Corps captured Monterey, (capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico until 1850), in 1842. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F13_233

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,4Mb (5,2Mb) / 17,9in x 12,4in / 5376 x 3732 (300dpi)

Keywords

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