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  • Bank of Tennessee note
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    $125 bank note from the Athens branch of the Bank of Tennessee. Includes image of Andrew Jackson and the State Capitol.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Confederate $20 note
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    $20 Confederate note with image of Tennessee State Capitol and CSA Vice President Alexander Stephens. Number 76005.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • 1924 Football Team
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    Football players; Teachers
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    1924 football team. The coach is John T. Scopes.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Movie premiere crowd outside Hermitage Hotel
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    People; Hotels
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    35mm slide showing large crowd in the street and on the sidewalks around the Hermitage Hotel. The Tennessee State Capitol is visible at right. Three closed sedans are parked at the curb. Several policemen are present. Most people are in...
  • Alvin C. York
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  • "The Naturalist" article on the peach-tree worm
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    Agriculture; Periodicals; Insects
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    "The Naturalist" article, page 311, contains an illustration of the various stages of the peach-tree worm. The writing is done under the Agricultural Department section of the serial and emphasizes the fact that entomology was a frequent subject...
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • "The Naturalist" article on the management of grape vines
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    Agriculture
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    "The Naturalist" article, pages 166-167, about the difficulties of harvesting grapes. The article provides information on how to harvest a grape crop successfully. The author notes that native grapes are better suited to this country than foreign...
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • The President's Thanks and Certificate of Honorable Service
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    "The President's Thanks and Certificate of Honorable Service" presented to Pvt. Benjamin S. Miles, Co. C, 141st Regt. Ohio National Guard. "The term of service of their enlistment was short, but distinguished by memorable eventsthe NATIONAL GUARD...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Rutherford County Fair Association
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    Agricultural exhibits; Agriculture; Horticulture; Livestock; Farm produce; Fairs
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    A 134 page soft-cover program of the Sixth Annual Fair of the Rutherford County Agriculture Society held near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, beginning on September 10, 1889. The booklet includes lists of stockholders, advertisments, and the agricultural...
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • Bedford County Agricultural Fair
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    Agricultural exhibits; Agriculture; Horticulture; Livestock; Farm produce; Fairs
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    A 24 page soft-cover program of the Nineteenth Annual Fair of the Bedford County Agriculture Society held in Shelbyville, Tennessee beginning on September 5, 1889. The booklet includes lists of stockholders, advertisements, and the agricultural...
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • Mule Market, 7th Street, Looking West, Columbia, Tenn.
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    Buildings; Streets; Mules; Electric lines; Markets; Crowds
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    A busy mule day market showing animals for sale and people milling around in the street in Columbia, Tennessee.
  • Tennessee Postcard Collection
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  • Carte de la Partie Meridionale des Etats-Unis, circa 1800
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    Maps; Topographic maps
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  • Historical Maps of Tennessee
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  • Unidentified Civilian Conservation Corps camp
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    Forests; Snow
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    A Civilian Conservation Corps camp in a forested area in the winter. The surrounding wooded hills are blanketed in snow.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps
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  • Jackson Dedication Page
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    Dedications; State seals
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    A dedicatory page to Herbert Godwin. The drawing shows the state seals of both Tennessee and Texas. The dedication states: "To Herbert Godwin Esq., Tennessee by Birth, Texan by Adoption. A Public Spirited Citizen and Lover of the Arts."
  • Bernhardt Wall Etchings
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  • Jackson Copyright Page
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    Copyright; Stars
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    A drawing used as a copyright page. The drawing is covered with stars, and it states: "Copyright 1937 by Bernhardt Wall."
  • Bernhardt Wall Etchings
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  • Sam Houston site during flag raising
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    Barracks; Flags
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    A flag raising at the barracks of Camp Sam Houston features a row of men facing the flag as it is raised in the center of the camp. The photograph was taken as the flag was being raised so the flag is blurry in the image.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps
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  • Appointment to second lieutenant
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    A form issued by the Confederate Secretary of War promoting W. W. Ferguson to Second Lieutenant of the Corps Engineers. The document is signed by Judah P. Benjamin, whom Jefferson Davis would appoint Confederate Secretary of State the following...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • The Cherry Mansion, Savannah, Tenn.
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    Mansions; Historic buildings; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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    A front and side view of The Cherry Mansion in Savannah, Tennessee, showing lawns and trees.
  • Tennessee Postcard Collection
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  • Retreat, Turkey Creek, Company 467
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    Men; Camps; Trees
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    A group of Civilian Conservation Corps men at a retreat at Turkey Creek. Lieutenant West was in charge, and Charles Rutherford was the Senior Leader.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps
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  • Jacob McGavock Dickinson operating a field radio during military exercises
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    Military officers; Military training; Militias
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    A group of men are assembled near a building. Jacob McGavock Dickinson is using a field radio.
  • Tennessee State Guard
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  • Tennessee State Guard target practice at Warner Park recruiting drive
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    Militias; Firearms; Military training
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    A group of men are practicing military exercises next to a rock wall.
  • Tennessee State Guard

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