Seal of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1904. Motto: Virtue, Liberty, Independence.
The seal is an aquatic mammal, whose limbs are formed into flippers. The tail tapers at the end of the…
In some perennial herbs, prostrate stems or branches underground are thickened with this store of nourishment…
The former Great Seal of Florida, featuring an indian, palm tree, the sun, and some uncharacteristic…
The kitchen of the Fremont Dragoons at Tipton, Missouri. Tipton, which is 38 miles from Jefferson City,…
"General Crook, born near Dayton, O., September 8th, 1828, died in Chicago, Ill., March 21st, 1890,…
"The ground-color of the hair or skin, when this animal is alive and dry, is pale whitish-gray, with…
"Also called the Crested Seal, remarkable for possessing, about two inches from te extremity of the…
"It is the size of a large bear; girth at the sholder, five feet, near the tail, twenty inches; fur…
"General Ord, born in Cumberland, Md., October 18th, 1818, died in Havana, Cuba, July 22nd, 1883, was…
Also known as the winter falcon, is found in California, Wisconsin, and South Carolina.
C. Californianus, a large species of vulture, found only on the western side of the Rocky Mountains,…
The Pony Express was a mail service operating between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.…