This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
Handicraft; Chairs; Woodworking; Log buildings; Men
Frank Tabor, chairmaker, near Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. He is seated outside a log structure, working on the ladderback of a handmade chair.
Presidents; Vice presidents; Political cartoons; caricatures
Political cartoon depicting Andrew Johnson seated on a world globe, stitching together a map of the United States, with Abraham Lincoln using a "rail-splitter" to reposition it.
Portrait drawings; Portrait prints; Indian agents; Book illustrations
A half-length portrait, facing right, wearing a stylish suit and war paint. He is shown seated at a desk with letters on the desktop, to indicate the literacy of the Cherokee.
Cattle; Carts & wagons; Ox teams; Women; African Americans; Bodies of water
A team of yoked oxen in the foreground are led to the water's edge by their African-American handler. A group of women are seated on a wagon bed with a small building in the background.
Portrait photograph of Primitive Baptist minister and Williamson County resident, Jesse Cox. The subject is seated. The back of the photograph also describes Cox as a historian.
Men; Women; Soldiers; Heroes; Families; Porches; Government officials
The Fentress County Draft Board meets with two families. In the photo are Major Hilton Butler (seated on porch) and Sergeant Alvin C. York (making gestures with his hand).
A mountain cabin with an oak-shingle roof. The cabin is made of logs and wooden planks. A man is seated on the front porch and another stands to the far right.
Two Appalachian riflemen stand together in the woods wearing hats and denim overalls and comparing their guns, as two men seated on the ground look on.
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. The faade of a barn is the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." A small sign to the right of...
Music; Audiences; Singers; Guitars; Pianos; Hats; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, " WSM Grand Ole Opry." The ductwork on the left side of...
