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  • 105th Regiment Engineers seeking shelter from enemy fire
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    Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Helmets; Arms & armament; Firearms; Rifles; Horses; Carts & wagons; Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918; Mules
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    Members of the 105th Regiment Engineers seek shelter from enemy shell fire under the protection of a high bank. This party came under range of German guns while proceeding into St. Martin-Reviere & were forced to seek protection.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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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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  • "City of Memphis" at river landing
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    Steamboats; Bodies of water; Laborers
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    The "City of Memphis" is moored at the shore while cargo is loaded on board via a boom gangplank. Several well dressed men and women seem to be waiting to board. The tall stacks are belching black smoke in preparation for moving. Individuals are...
  • Miers River Photo Collection
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  • "City of Savannah"
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    Steamboats; Stern wheelers; African Americans
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    "City of Savannah," a stern wheeler steamboat, plowing through the water belching smoke through the tall stacks. Some individuals are shown on the decks. One lifeboat is visible on one of the decks.
  • Miers River Photo Collection
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  • "Grand Concert," St. Andrew Chapel program
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    Sunday schools; Protestant churches; Concerts; Music; Entertaining
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    One page program detailing a "Grand Concert" to be given in benefit of St. Andrew Chapel's Sunday School. Performers are listed on the program.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • "Grand Picnic," St. Andrew Chapel handbill
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    Sunday schools; Protestant churches; Entertaining; Picnics; Fund raising
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    Handbill advertising a picnic given at St. Andrew Chapel to raise funds for church indebtedness.
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • "Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson"
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    Engraved reproduction of Julio's "Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson." General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson each seated on horseback side by side with three officers also on horseback behind them. It is a copy of the artist's rendering...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • "Riderless Horse" monument at Chickamauga Battlefield Park
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    Horses; Parks
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    Stone monument of a riderless horse at Chickamauga Battlefield Park near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Carving on monument reads, "First Wisconsin Cavalry, 2nd Brig. 1st Div. Cavalry Corps."; Descriptive text on the reverse side of postcard.
  • War and Reunion - The Lost Cause in Southern Memory
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  • "Sir Veto" Medal
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    Presidents; Medals
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    Small medallion honoring Andrew Johnson, who earned the nickname "Sir Veto" because of the large number of legislative vetoes he issued during his Presidency. The obverse contains the Johnson's profile and the dates of his term of office. The...
  • Andrew Johnson Collection
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  • A "Side Door Pulman"
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    Railroad cars; War damage; World War, 1914-1918
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    Caption reads, "A Side Door Pulman Over the top is St. Quintin [sic] and the Cathedral."
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Assembly of staff officers at Headquarters, Second Brigade
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    Militias; Military uniforms; Military officers
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    Left to right, seated: Col. Evers; Brig. Gen. Dickinson; Lt. Col. Wilson; and standing, Lt. Nagy; Capt. Grizzard; Maj. Barker; Lt. Col. Fletcher; Lt. Curley, Lt. Wood.
  • Tennessee State Guard
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  • Basilica of St. Peter
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    Monuments & Memorials; Basilicas; Popes; Domes
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    William Strickland's watercolor sketch of the Basilica of St. Peter, Rome.
  • William Strickland Sketchbook, 1838
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  • Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn.
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    Universities and colleges; Educational facilities; Parks; Students; Dwellings
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    View of Belmont College, Nashville, Tennessee. Shows mansion in an English-style garden or park. Shows students in park.
  • Tennessee Postcard Collection
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  • Board of Trade application for shipping permit from St. Cecilia Academy
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    One-page handwritten request from St. Cecilia Academy for permission from the Board of Trade to import coal from Cincinnati or Louisville for use in their school.
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Bridge blown out by Germans
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    War; Bridges; War damage; Military retreats; World War, 1914-1918
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    Bridge blown out by the Germans during retreat from Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, October 17, 1918. Bois St. Pierre, in the district of Souplet and Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France, October 17, 1918
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • British Artillery
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    World War, 1914-1918; War; Horses; Artillery (Troops); Arms & armament; Soldiers
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    British Artillery in action at Molain during present operations.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • British Artillery racing to the front
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    World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Horses; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements
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    British Artillery making quick time getting to the front. Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France. October 17, 1918. Photograph shows soldiers moving artillery in action.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Ceiling of Crosby Hall
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    Halls; Vaults (Architecture); Ceilings
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    William Strickland's watercolor sketch of the ceiling of Crosby Hall, London, England, showing the timbers of the roof constructed of oak in a low pointed arch.
  • William Strickland Sketchbook, 1838
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  • Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral at Ypres
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    War; World War, 1914-1918; War damage; Cathedrals; Markets; City & town halls
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    This photograph features Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral in ruins.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Colosseum to the foot of Capitoline Hill, Rome
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    Antiquities; Fountains; Monuments & memorials; Roman temples; Amphitheaters
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    A panoramic watercolor sketch of the Roman ruins from the Colosseum to the foot of Capitoline Hill. Strickland gives details concerning the ruins, along with measurements and details concerning each.
  • William Strickland Sketchbook, 1838

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