Four-page printed program for the ceremonies surrounding the unveiling of the statue of Alvin York on the Capitol grounds. Festivities scheduled include the 81st Airborne Division band, the York Institute band, the 82nd Airborne Division Color...
President Andrew Johnson writes to Major Gen. George H. Thomas, Commanding Officer, Military Division of Tennessee, addressing complaints from East Tennessee citizens over harrassment by former Confederates and suggesting that Gen. Thomas confer...
Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
Uniformed Tennessee State Guard member with rifle in hand with a backdrop of a manufacturing plant and railroad. There is listed the criteria for enlistment and the individuals to contact, along with businesses and individuals who paid for the...
Foreground features sculpture of soldier atop base of Confederate Monument honoring Henry County Confederate soldiers. Background shows courthouse lawn, Paris storefronts, and colorful 1950s-1960s era automobiles. Back of card is not filled out. ...
Military officers; Militias; Military maneuvers; Military facilities; Military camps
Brigadier General Smith, Major General Pritchard, Major General Roderick R. Allen, Brigadier General Jacob McGavock Dickinson and other unnamed officers from the Tennessee State Guard observing firepower demonstrations from the sidelines. The...
An envelope featuring the first release of the Alvin York commemorative postage stamp. The stamp features a photograph of York in his service hat and the insignia of the 82nd Infantry Division. The envelope is stamped "First Day of Issue" and...
Invitation to the memorial service for former U. S. President Andrew Johnson (deceased), to be held in Nashville, Tennesseee, October 2, 1875. Former United States Senator Joseph S. Fowler of Tennessee is to deliver an address on "the life,...
Beautiful Jim Key letterhead. An image of Beautiful Jim Key spelling his name is located in the top left corner. The letterhead includes Albert R. Rogers' address and telephone number.
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
Two-page letter to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville, Elisha W. Harris writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of attending a local political meeting. He details the zest the crowd displays for politics and the presidential...
Centennial celebrations; Public speaking; Exhibitions; Souvenirs
Three-page souvenir transcript of an address by J.W. Thomas, President of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, delivered at the opening of the exposition on May 1, 1897. Thomas proclaimed that the event was to celebrate the state's past and...
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
This patriotic newspaper cartoon/promotion for the Guard appearing in the Williamson County News features in the upper right-hand corner an image of a shadowy,helmeted soldier with his weapon raised. The accompanying text emphasizes the wide range...
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
Caricatures of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Adolph Hitler of Germany, and Benito Mussolini of Italy are employed in this Tennessee State Guard promotion to remind Murfreesboro Daily News Journal readers that American apathy and "laying down on the...
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
A man sitting pondering perhaps his future and a directive as to how he might join the Second Infantry Brigade, Tennessee State Guard. A drawing of a soldier with his compatriots charging was also positioned on the page.
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press; Insignia; Bayonets
Political cartoon featureing a uniformed Tennessee State Guard member crouched with his bayonet at the ready. The backdrop is the emblem for the State Guard. A list appears at the top right of the types of drills and skills that are involved. The...
Form II, Book and Blank Division, from Ordnance Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., to Colonel George P. Buell, 58th Indiana Volunteers, Department of the Cumberland. "I transmit to your address today, by mail, in compliance with requisition...
