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Object Number 41-72-10/87
Display Title "Lookout or Watch Tower of San Antonio, Texas"
Descriptions
Archival Scope and Content Watercolor. Signed, "S. Eastman." Framed. 7 x 4.75 in.
Transcribed Annotations "Old Mexican Lookout or Watch Tower of San Antonio, Texas, two miles from the Alamo."
Classification
  • Painting
Date 1849
Artist Seth Eastman
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Bexar County / San Antonio
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 17.8 cm (4 13/16 x 7 in.)

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