Plucked : or, The Mexican eagle before the war! The Mexican eagle after the war!, satirical cartoon from a US periodical showing the effect of the Mexican-American War on Mexico, illustration in Yankee Doodle, v. 2, no. 32, p. 55, 15 May 1847.
Mexico before the war is shown on the left being represented by its national symbol of a golden eagle perched on a cactus. The Mexican defeat in the war is symbolized on the right by a thoroughly plucked eagle and fallen cactus.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
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