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| View Original: | Originally an eighteenth-century Franciscan mission church in San Antonio, Texas, the Alamo was destined to become the "Shrine of Texas Liberty" LCCN2015630266.tif.tiff (5288x8842) | |||
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| Keywords: Originally an eighteenth-century Franciscan mission church in San Antonio, Texas, the Alamo was destined to become the "Shrine of Texas Liberty" LCCN2015630266.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes During the so-called Texians' War of Independence in 1835-36 the Alamo's two hundred or so volunteer defenders the exact number is debated held out for thirteen days against a Mexican force of thousands before being overwhelmed and slaughtered to the man At many subsequent victorious battles the Texians shouted Remember the Alamo Today it and its grounds are a National Historical Park ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015630266 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/30000/30030a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 30030 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 30030 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||