SEAMEN OF THE USS DALE IN POSSESSION OF THE FORT AT GUAYMAS
William H. Meyers. Watercolor. 1847.
Naval Sketches of the War in California. Limited Edition 1,000. Grabhorn Press. San Francisco. 1939.

Seamen of the USS Dale take possession of the fort, dislodging the enemy from surrounding buildings at Guaymas. Lt. William Taylor Smith, USN, commanding, is seen at the far left. To his right are Midshipman Thomas T. Houston and Boatswain James H. Polley. 17 November 1847.

From the collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.