Alvin C. York standing with four other men. The man to York's right is Jesse Lasky, legendary film producer, who was the primary producer for the 1941 film, "Sergeant York," about York's exploits in the First World War. Lasky's son, Jesse Jr.,...
Two men posing in a forest. The man on the left has a light jacket, a denim shirt, and pants with suspenders. The man on the right, Parson Virgil Pile, is taller and wears a dark suit. He was the preacher who married York and Gracie Williams on...
Eleven men standing in the woods, many holding muzzle-loading long rifles. In the center of the photo, film producer Jesse Lasky stands on the left; Alvin York stands on the right holding his rifle.
A man standing under a tree with a muzzle-loading long rifle, powder horn, and other hunting gear. The man wears a hat and has a satchel over his shoulder and across his chest. An open crate sits to the right.
Men; Soldiers; Heroes; Government officials; Government facilities; Stairways; Doors & doorways
York as Chairman of the Fentress County Selective Service Board leaves his office at the end of the day. A hand-lettered plywood sign on the outside of the building designates the office and the chairman of the board.
Motion picture premieres; Motion picture theaters; Theaters; Hotels; Spectators; People
The Isaac Litton High School Marching Band performs on 6th Avenue outside the Knickerbocker Theatre and the Hermitage Hotel on the occasion of the Nashville premiere of the film "Sergeant York."
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Pipe -- Hydrodynamics; Roads -- Design and construction
A man inspecting a concrete pipe manufactured by the Civilian Conservation Corps for use in constructing forest roads. Five rows of pipes are visible, the second of which has planks of wood, presumably for rolling the heavy concrete pipes in order...
Railroads; Railroad stations; Soldiers; Draft; Government officials
Posing in front of a train are, from left to right, Alvin C. York, Jess W. Evans, Dr. J. P. Sloan, and A. S. Bushing. These men were the members of the Fentress County Draft Board.
Railroads; Soldiers; Arrivals & departures; Rural areas; Country life
Sergeant Alvin C. York is shown bidding goodbye to Tom Watson Rich and John Shelby Crabtree as they leave for U. S. Army duty on the Oneida & Western Railway. They are shown in front of the train with the engineer and another passenger.
