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Action between the Constitution and the Guerriere
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| Title: | Action between the Constitution and the Guerriere |
| Artist: | G White, painter; John C. McRae, engraver |
| Created: | Between 1850 and 1880 |
| Caption: | The USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," fires into the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere after a battle between the two ships. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Action between U.S. Frigate Constellation and French Frigate Insurgente
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| Title: | Action between U.S. Frigate Constellation and French Frigate Insurgente |
| Subtitle: | 9 February 1799 |
| Artist: | John W. Schmidt |
| Caption: | Victory of the Constellation over the Insurgente during the Quasi-War with France. |
| Source: | United States Naval Historical and Heritage Command |
Battle of Lake Erie
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| Title: | Battle of Lake Erie |
| Artist: | William Henry Powell |
| Created: | 1873 |
| Caption: | Powell's depiction Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry moving by rowboat from the damaged USS Lawrence to the USS Niagara. |
| Source: | United States Senate |
Battle of Tippecanoe
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| Title: | Battle of Tippecanoe |
| Artist: | Kurz & Allison |
| Created: | c. 1889 |
| Caption: | Original Caption: "Gen. Harrison was attacked by Tecum'seh Nov. 7, 1811. The Indians were routed with great slaughter." |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Beaverhead Rock
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| Title: | Beaverhead Rock |
| Artist: | National Park Service Photo |
| Caption: | Rock recognized by Indian guide, Sacagawea, traveling with the Corps of Discovery Lewis and Clark expedition. |
| Source: | National Park Service |
Bombardment of Tripoli
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| Title: | Bombardment of Tripoli |
| Subtitle: | 3 August 1804 |
| Artist: | Michael Felice Corne |
| Caption: | A United States squadron, led by Commodore Edward Preble, engages with Tripolitan vessels and fortifications. |
| Source: | United States Naval Historical and Heritage Command |
Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli
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| Title: | Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli |
| Subtitle: | February 16, 1804 |
| Artist: | Edward Moran |
| Created: | 1897 |
| Caption: | After the USS Philadelphia was captured by Tripoli, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a team to burn the ship, preventing it from being used against the United States. |
| Source: | United States Naval Historical and Heritage Command |
Capture and Burning of Washington by the British, in 1814
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| Title: | Capture and Burning of Washington by the British, in 1814 |
| Created: | 1876 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Death of Tecumseh
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| Title: | Death of Tecumseh |
| Subtitle: | Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5th, 1813 |
| Artist: | Nathaniel Currier |
| Created: | c. 1841 |
| Caption: | Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson shooting Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat
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| Title: | Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat |
| Artist: | Dennis Malone Carter |
| Caption: | Lieutenant Stephen Decatur leads American forces against Tripolitans. |
| Source: | United States Naval Historical and Heritage Command |
Famous Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania
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| Title: | Famous Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania |
| Source: | Devens, R.M. Our First Century. Springfield, MA: C.A. Nichols & Co., 1878. |
First Bank of the United States
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| Title: | First Bank of the United States |
| Subtitle: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Artist: | Jack E. Boucher |
| Created: | 1975 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Fort Clatsop
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| Title: | Fort Clatsop |
| Artist: | National Park Service |
| Caption: | This is a modern recreation of Fort Clatsop, the winter encampment for the Corps of Discovery from December 1805 to March 1806 |
| Source: | National Park Service |
Impressment
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| Title: | Impressment |
| Artist: | Howard Pyle, Harper's Monthly |
| Created: | April 1884 |
| Caption: | British officers inspect a group of American sailors for impressment into the British navy. The practice angered Americans and has been cited as one cause of the War of 1812. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Lewis and Clarke Meeting the Indians
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| Title: | Lewis and Clarke Meeting the Indians |
| Created: | 1906 |
| Source: | Tappan, Eva March. American Hero Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906. |
Revenge Taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practised on them by the French
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| Title: | Revenge Taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practised on them by the French |
| Created: | c. 1805 |
| Caption: | This engraving depicts the execution of French soldiers during the Haitian Revolution. |
| Source: | Rainsford, Marcus. An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti. Albion Press, 1805. |
Tarring and Feathering an Excise Officer
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| Title: | Tarring and Feathering an Excise Officer |
| Artist: | H.W. Herrick (designer) ; John Rogers (engraver) |
| Caption: | Scene from the Whiskey Rebellion. Angry farmers attack the home of an excise officer, then tar and feather him. |
| Source: | Orville, Victor J. History of American Conspiracies. New York: James D. Torrey, 1863. |
The Battle of New Orleans
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| Title: | The Battle of New Orleans |
| Artist: | William Momberger, artist; Henry Hall, engraver |
| Created: | c. 1861 |
| Caption: | This engraving shows the various men who fought under General Andrew Jackson against the British invaders at New Orleans. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The President's House
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| Title: | The President's House |
| Subtitle: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Date: | 1790 - 1800 |
| Artist: | William L. Breton |
| Created: | 1830 |
| Caption: | Before Washington D.C. was established as the nation's capital, the President of the United States resided in ts Philadelphia House located at Sixth and Market Streets. President George Washington lived there from 1790-1797, and President John Adams lived there from 1797 until he moved into the unfinished White House in 1800. |
| Source: | Watson, John F. Annals of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1830. |
Washington Delivering his Inaugural Address
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| Title: | Washington Delivering his Inaugural Address |
| Subtitle: | April 1789, Old City Hall, New York |
| Artist: | Tompkins Harrison Matteson, artist; Henry S. Sadd, engraver |
| Created: | 1849 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
