National Museum exhibit recalls Mexican War artifacts
A Washington National Museum display features the Aztec Club collection from American fighters in Mexico. Notable pieces include General George W. Morgan’s service sword, a Brown family sword with Toledo blade marks, and jeweled spurs, daggers, and silk sashes reflecting the era’s taste and valor.
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Mexico
United States
Azztec Club
National Museum
Washington
George W. Morgan
Auuel Ssb
Repaisserwerk
Morgan
William Fr. Brown
UU. S. Volunteers
Fabrice de Toledo
Relics of War in Hancock Collection at National Museum
A survey of Mexican War era artifacts in the National Museum highlights General Hancock’s possessions, Aztec Club badge, and battlefield trophies. Items include swords, pistols, uniforms, and a Mexican flag with a painted emblem captured by U.S. forces, plus memorial trophies from Major generals and officers.
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Joby Porter
A. B. Youn
Sania Felal
Oswego
York
Vork
Vormant Cavalry
Thoma Scott
U. Fi. A
Hattlefeld
J. Warden
Hancock
National Museum
Winfield Hancock
United States Navy
Ice
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Aztec Club
United States
Mexico City
Treaty of Guadalupe
Mexico
States
Baltimors
John B. Magruder
U.S. A
Worenda
U. S. Army
Manuel Gonzales
Mexiano
Mary Lané
District of Columbia
Meat Inspection In Chicago Packing Plants 1916 Report
A detailed 1916 account describes U S government inspection at Chicago meat plants from ante mortem checks to final curing. It covers humane killing, disease tagging, retaining rooms, lard and sterilization use, and mandatory honest labeling. The piece notes extensive inspector presence, public tours, and strict sanitary standards throughout the process.
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U. S
Westphalia
York
Germany
England
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State of New York
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U. S.A
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