Images

A photograph of Imperial Germany's gunboat Panther, which was involved in the 1911 Agadir Crisis, the second of two Moroccan Crises which marred Franco-German relations prior to the First World War (1914-18).

A photograph taken on 31 March 1905 showing Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) parading through Tangier, Morocco on horseback. The Kaiser's presence was part of the Moroccan Crises which marred French and German relations prior to the First World...

Portrait of Antonio López de Santa Anna, daguerreotype by Meade Brothers, c. 1855. Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a central figure in the political and military course of Mexican history in the first half of the 19th century, where he served...

Alamo, Built in 1718, San Antonio, Texas, colorized postcard published by Nic Tengg, c. 1907-1914. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican Army after the Mexican War of Independence...

Interior of Alamo, with modern roof; where final stand was made, photograph in Leonora Bennett's Historical Sketch and Guide to the Alamo, 1904. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then...

San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, photograph by Daniel Schwen, 2009. The original parish church, later enlarged in the Gothic style as depicted here, played a notable role in the story of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during the Texas...

Interior of the Alamo chapel, photograph by Gatorfan252525, April 2025. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican Army after the Mexican War of Independence, and later, most...

Sketch of the Alamo by Mary Ann Maverick, 1838. Published in Rena Maverick Green's Memoirs of Mary A. Maverick, 1921. This is one of the earliest drawings depicting the Alamo, a Spanish mission that became a fortress garrisoned first by...

Portrait of Andrew Jackson, from the original daguerreotype produced by Mathew Brady's studio, c. 1845. This photograph of Jackson was taken only shortly before his death in April of 1845, having been a revolutionary, an orphan, a representative...

The Brave Boy of the Waxhaws, lithographic print by Currier & Ives, 1876. Depicted here is a young Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), current captive of the British in the American Revolution and future president of the United States, being struck...