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Front and side views of the Hohenwald Colored School in Lewis County. Originally a church, the school has a bell tower, three long windows, and a front door.
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Front view of Old Matlock School, a white school in Benton County. A child carrying a case (possibly a lunch pail) and a young man carrying his hat are posing in front of the dilapidated log school.
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Letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta, dated August 19, 1861. Although she has hoped that Samuel Latta's unit would be ordered into retreat in Tennessee, they have instead been ordered to New Madrid, Missouri.
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One page notice advertising a benefit for the Central Tennessee College Library. It includes the complete program for the evening and the names of the performers.
One page program issued for the college commencement on May 27, 1891. The program gives a complete description of the commencement activities as well as students on the program.
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One-story white frame structure. A covered porch is on the left side of the building and an American flag flies next to it. A group of African American children stand outside; one has a baseball bat and another has a baseball glove. A school...
Pages 15 through 24 of a pamphlet containing diary entries from Mrs. S. A. Martha Canfield with regard to the Memphis Colored Orphan Asylum that she founded. Mrs. Canfield observed the efforts of Rev. I. J. Hoile with the colored schools of the...
Saber belonged to Capt. Samuel Rankin Latta (1827-1910). Latta was of Irish descent. He was reared in Pennsylvania and moved to Dyersburg, Tenn., where he was a lawyer, teacher, Presbyterian elder, Sunday school superintendent, and Mason. Latta...
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Simple wooden school building with a tin roof and brick chimney. Two windows and one door can be seen. A sign is posted on a wood beam in the front and it reads "Enterprise School." The building is in an empty, rural location with a few shrubs...
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Simple wooden structure with four windows and one door visible. The building is located on an empty plot of land with grass and a few trees in the background.
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White clapboard schoolhouse with three chimneys on a peaked roof. The building is a Rosenwald design and gives the overall appearance of being pristine. An extended roof covers the front porch and door. The yard is landscaped with trees and...
