Aerial view of the Cumberland River Bridge crossing over into Old Hickory, Nashville, Tennessee. Farm lands are shown on either side of the river. Card no. 1312-3O.
A design drawing of the landscape and buildings of the "Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb. Island Home. Knoxville, Tenn." by Marr & Holman and Barber & McMurry. Sections of the image are labeled: "Supt's Residence" in the bottom left, "Little...
A design drawing of the landscape and buildings of the "Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb" by Marr & Holman and Barber & McMurry. Sections of the image are labeled, "Superintendent's residence" in the bottom left, "Dormitory for little boys"...
Journal documenting the 1779-1780 river voyage of Col. John Donelson and others, including women, children, and African Americans. The travelers sought to establish the first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians. Handwritten in ink on...
Ferry in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The etching shows the operation of an active ferry. In the drawing are cattle being ferried across the river. There are some small boats and trees in the foreground. There are also hills and a farm in the background.
Flooding river rising to homes, barns, and other outbuildings, probably on Mississippi or Tennessee Rivers. Buildings are surrounded by water and trees; their trunks are underwater
Duplicate form representing an official contract recorded in the Freedman Employment Office in Louisville, Kentucky, between an employer and a freedman. A specific period of employment is outlined, along with provisions for quarters and medicines,...
Hand-drawn map of West Tennessee executed by B. J. Radford, cartographer with 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th (?) Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. L. F. Ross. Notation on back that map had been shown to Carl Sandburg. Official Records, Series...
Soil map of Jackson County (Tenn.) by R. F. Rogers of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and J. H. Derden of the Tennessee Geological Survey. Shows rivers, streams, towns, schools, and churches
Map depicting major features, especially railroads, present in Tennessee during the Civil War. A large detailed section of Kentucky occupies the top part of the map, and the states surrounding Tennessee receive fringe coverage. Major battle sites...
African-American man caries a heavy cloth bag of unidentified goods, possibly peanuts, on his back. Behind him another man carries the same. Rows of cloth bags and barrels of goods are pictured.
Hand-drawn map of the town of Denmark, Tennessee, in the 1850s displaying the locations of homes, farms, roads, railroads, the town store, post office, and cemetery. The map also displays the location of hills, Big Black Creek, and other...
Scale map featuring forts, towns, post offices, topography, roads, railroads, valleys, rivers, creeks, islands, fords, ferries, elevations, iron furnaces, poor houses, mills, and forges in the East Tennessee area. It indicates that data was...
Hand-drawn map of Franklin showing locations of the fort, major streams, roads, and the railroad. The map includes a chronology of action of both Federal and Confederate troops near Franklin from March 1862 to December 1864.
Map of Middle and East Tennessee as far west as Savannah, as far east as Knoxville, as far North as Clarksville, and south into Georgia and Alabama. Displays roads and their names, numerous cities (Nashville, Perryville, Kingston, Chattanooga, et...
