James Polk was the 11th President of the United
James Polk was the 11th President of the United States, serving from 1845-1849. He provoked the Mexican-American War 1846-48, and greatly expanded US territory. Cropped detail from a January-February, 1846 portrait by George P.A. Healy (BSIC_2020_12_35)
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13497685
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45400786
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2649px x 3000px
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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For usage credit please use; photo by Mark Gulezian/NPG/Smithsonian Institution
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Courtesy Everett Collection
