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  • 301st Tank Battalion
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    World War, 1914-1918; War; Tanks (Military Science); Flags
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    Three hundred and first Tank Battalion. America's heavies going into action at Souplet on the morning of October 17, 1918. Note the American flag flying from one of the tanks. St. Souplet, Nord, France.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • In action East of Roye
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    Warfare; Arms & armament; Artillery (weaponry); Campaigns & battles; Military art & science; World War, 1914-1918
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    A battle in progress east of Roye.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Machine gun emplacement
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    War; Machine guns; Fishing nets; Camouflage (Military science); World War, 1914-1918
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    This machine gun emplacement on the East Poperinghe line is covered in cloth and fish net. They serve as camouflage for the machine gun in order for it to blend into the surrounding area. Caption reads: "Machine Emplacement on East Prop. Line The...
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Campus
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    Universities & colleges; Educational facilities; Libraries; Lecture halls
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    Scrapbook page containing three images of Fisk University buildings. L-R: Chase Hall, the Library, and Livingston Hall.
  • Fisk University Scrapbook
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part C
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt from a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he gives his impressions of Clarence Darrow.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part F
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he remembers William Jennings Bryan telling he and his brother, Herbert, that they would probably live long enough to see whether or not evolution is true.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part B
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he gives his impressions of William Jennings Bryan.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part G
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he talks about how William Bryan Jennings, nephew of William Jennings Bryan, helped him get a position in Florida after the Scopes Trial was over.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part E
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he discusses the ramifications of the Scopes Trial on education and on the reputation of the state.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part A
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks admitting that it was decided up front to try the case and that Scopes gave his permission to be part of it.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part D
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he discusses the testimony of William Jennings Bryan that was later stricken from the record.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • French tank leading an attack along Marne
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    Tanks (Military science); Tracklaying vehicles; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; Battlefields
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    A French tank going across a field followed by a group of soldiers carrying rifles.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • French tanks going into line
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    Tanks (Military science); Tracklaying vehicles; Motorcycles; War damage; World War, 1914-1918
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    A number of tanks headed down a road and accompanied by several soldiers on foot and one on a motorcycle. The scarred terrain appears in the background of the shot.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • 1945, January 12 - From Memel to Budapest
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    Tanks (Military science); Maps; Calendars
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    This page in Mitchener's diary shows the oncoming Russian advance into Poland and Germany in January 1945. It is captioned,"From Memel to Budapest" and "Uncle Joe Moves Again." The diarist has drawn a calendar with the date January 12 circled as...
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • From the West
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    Tanks (Military science)
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    This page is blank except for a drawing of a military tank that has been cut out from another sheet of paper and placed in the diary. Underneath the tank, Mitchener has written, "From the West" and "Lt. Hardy A. Mitchener." In addition to the...
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • Colonel Samuel Lockett
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    Soldiers; Military uniforms
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    Half-length portrait of Samuel Henry Lockett in Confederate uniform. He wears the insigna of a lieutenant colonel.
  • Civil War Soldier Photographs
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  • Member of Thirtieth Division with supply tank
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    Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Helmets; Arms & armament; Gas masks; Military vehicles; Armored vehicles; Tanks (Military science); Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918;
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    A member of the American Expeditionary Force walks in front of a supply tank at Caution Paddock (near Villeret). He appears to have a cigarette in his mouth. "GRIFF" is written on front of the tank. The faint image of a person in a knee-length...
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Dyer Rosenwald School
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    Schools
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    Simple white building with a sign above the front five windows that reads, "Dyer Rosenwald School."
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Portrait Of Dr. Gerard Troost
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    Portrait paintings
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    Painted portrait of Dr. Gerard Troost, the first state geologist of Tennessee. Troost is shown standing beside a table and gesturing to a book on the table. The original portrait is now located at the Tennessee State Museum (Nashville).
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • J.W. Howard Petition
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    Petitions; Religious fundamentalism; Creation; Biology; Evolution; Sunday schools; Methodist churches; Correspondence
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    A one page, typed petition to Governor Austin Peay in support of Tennessee's anti-evolution law. The letter is on the letterhead of the Sunday school teacher, J.W. Howard.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial

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