This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier:
532576Full Citation: U.S. Marines and Sailors Under the Command of Commander James B. Montgomery Landed at Yerba Buena and Raised the American Flag July 9, 1846. Copy of painting by Capolino.; 1927 - 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/us-marines-and-sailors-under-the-command-of-commander-james-b-montgomery-landed-at-yerba-buena-and-raised-the-american-flag-july-9-1846-copy-of-painting-by-capolino, May 8, 2024]