American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

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[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.

Etching, [1851], visible 17 3/4 x 20 3/8 in., matted and framed to 31 x 34 in.

After a painting titled "War News from Mexico" which emphasizes the role of the press during the Mexican War. Public opinion was swayed in favor of the war in part by the press popularizing "manifest destiny" as justification for the westward expansion. Here, a shocked-looking man holds the daily newspaper and reads to an interested crowd on the porch of the American Hotel, including an African American man and child.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.

[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.

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[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.