Armories; Military facilities; Gas Masks; Military maneuvers; Rifles; Machine guns; Militias; Military training; Firearms; Gas warfare; Tear gas; Chemicals
Members of the Tennessee State Guard practice a military exercise using gas masks, rifles and machine guns during maneuvers at the Clarksville Armory.
A handwritten roster of the commissioned officers of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers. Roster includes name of member, rank, and miscellaneous remarks.
World War, 1914-1918; War; Tanks (Military Science); Flags
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.
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Artillery (Weaponry); Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918; Salvage; Arms & armament
30th Division salvage dump for material and equipment hastily gathered up on the battlefield in France. A group of soldiers are going through items in the dump to determine what they can use in the future. This dump is located next to a brick...
43rd Tennessee Veterans Reunion. Pictured are J. C. Giles, J. W. Whipple, Lt. J. S. Ferguson, Capt. John Tonkin, A. A. Williams, J. L. Rigsby, J. L. Stigar, G. H. Wade, T. J. Robinson, J. C. Watson, W. S. Roddy, J. M. Culton, J. E. Stiger, A. J....
Entrance on the east (4th Avenue) side of the Ryman Auditorium. Next to the entrance is a sign which reads: "WSM 'Grand Ole Opry' Tours Tickets On Sale At Box Office." Entrance is now covered by 2-story addition built in 1994. Photograph labeled...
Eight-page promotional pamphlet advertising ten five-thousand-acre tracts of land for sale in 1881 known as the Manning Lands. The parcels of land were located in Overton, Fentress, and Morgan counties. A fold-out map is included showing the...
5th Tenn. Confederate Veterans. The photograph was taken in front of the Confederate Memorial in Paris, Tennessee. An inscription on the back lists the following individuals: "Top row: A. H. Hancock, J. W. Bowden, Pack Orr, J. Watt Allen, Jack...
Federal columbiad guns mounted on tinclads probably fired this 7-inch Dyer shell at Confederate fortifications on Island No. 10. The island surrendered to Gen. John Pope on April 8, 1862. The shell is on permanent exhibit at the Carnegie Center in...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Listed as the Lillard School in the State Board of Education Records, this photograph has been identified by Maryville natives as the William J. Hale School. The building is a large imposing brick structure situated on a hill. At the time the...
A three-page narrative describing the 1869 wedding of Thomas Green Ryman to Mary Elizabeth Baugh. The narrative describes the wedding ceremony and the dresses worn by party-goers.
Correspondence from a soldier to his wife. He writes of the need for news from home. In the upper left hand corner is a depiction entitled "Capitol at Washington" printed by Reagles & Co. of New York. There is mention of Gen. Landers, a Col. Tyler...
