Buena Collection

Buena Vista Barracks, Gibraltar Date: circa 1900

Buena Vista from the South, Gibraltar Date: circa 1900

The Mexican Lancers charge the Illinois Soldiers 1847
A battery of Mexican lancers charge at the American soldiers in the distance, at the battle of Buena Vista. Date: 1847

Map of the Battle of Buena Vista
A map of the formations and placements of troops and defences of the Mexican and American forces at the battle of Buena Vista. Date: 1847

The Battle of Buena Vista
The battle of Buena Vista occurred on 23rd February 1847, with an American victory in repelling Mexican forces. American cavalrymen charge at Mexican soldiers with their swords raised. 1847

Parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo
The parade and Fort of Angostura, near Saltillo, on 18th August 1864. The Buena Vista hacienda was the district of general d Ortega

Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, USA
Long queue of people for the Dining Room at Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, Orange County, California, USA. Date: late 1940s

Caleta Buena, Tarapaca, Chile, South America
Caleta Buena, a coastal town in Tarapaca, Chile, South America, currently uninhabited. It was part of the nitrate industry. Date: circa 1905

A railway train crossing the high bridge near Buena Vista, Colorado, USA Date: circa 1890

Buena Vista Barracks, Gibraltar, with soldiers. Date: circa 1910

Gallant charge of the Kentuckians at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23nd 1847, and complete defeat of the Mexicans. Date c1847

Death of Col. Clay, Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23d, 1847. Group of officers surrounding the dying Col. Clay. Date c1847

Genl. Taylor, at the Battle of Buena Vista. Date c1847

Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army under Genl. Taylor were completely victorious. Date 1847

View of San Francisco, formerly Yerba Buena, in 1846-7. Before the discovery of gold. Date c1884 Oct. 31

Ever memorable Battle of Buena Vista

Battle of Buena Vista. Date c1847

Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco Bay - Lighthouse
Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco Bay, California - The Lighthouse Date: circa 1910

Yerba Buena Aerodrome
Plans for the island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco, U.S.A. to be turned into a harbour airport and runways for the U.S. airforce, with tunnels serving as bomb-proof hangars Date: 1940s

1940 Golden Gate International Exhibition
Court of the Seven Seas - 1940 Golden Gate International Exhibition, San Francisco, USA - the Expotition was held on an artificial island Treasure Island, in the San Francisco Bay. Date: 1940

Anchorage at Yerba Buena, San Francisco, 1846
Engraving showing the anchorage at Yerba Buena in the bay of San Francisco, Alta-California, with several ships and sea birds, 1846

San Francisco, California, 1851
Engraving showing the city of San Francisco with Yerba Buena Island in the background. On 3rd May 1851 San Francisco was subject to a terrible fire and only days later, on 15th May

Isabela in Madrid
Queen Isabela drives through the streets of Madrid : she passes La Buena Vista in La Alcala

San Francisco, Calif
The former Spanish settlement of Yerba Buena was taken from the Mexicans in 1846 and renamed San Francisco : it expanded rapidly during the Gold Rush of 1849

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