2026-05-07T16:58:23Z

"Queer effect of 3" shell from U.S.S. Chester in dislodging a Mexican siege gun that was operating from behind"

Translation:

“Curioso efecto de un proyectil de 3" del U.S.S. Chester al desalojar un cañón de sitio mexicano que operaba desde atrás”

Attribution:

unidentified / no identificado (photographer / fotógrafo)

Date:

4/21/14

Description:

Photograph of a destroyed monument with the Mexican eagle "off his perch" on the ground. Palm trees and buildings in the background. —— Fotografía de un monumento destruido con el águila nacional caída en el suelo. Al fondo, palmeras y edificios.

Place Name:

Mexico--Veracruz--Veracruz

Topic:

Postcards / Postales, Combat / Combate, International relations / Relaciones internacionales, and Buildings / Edificios

Time Period Covered:

20th Century / Siglo XX (1900-1999)

Language:

English / Inglés

Type:

Still image / Imagen fija

Extent:

1 photograph / fotografía

Source Collection Name:

U.S. Invasion of Veracruz Postcards