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  • Tintype of Albert Haws Gray and Florinda Bell Gray and ambrotype of unidentified soldier
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    Tintype of Albert Haws Gray and Florinda Bell Gray in a case with an ambrotype of an unidentified soldier (possibly their son?). The Grays migrated from Indiana to Mississippi County, Missouri.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Soldiers waiting to be picked up by helicopters
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    Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament; Helmets; Military vehicles; Aircraft; Helicopters
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    Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division waiting to be picked up by Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopters. Four helicopters are shown in the process of landing.
  • Chistopher D. Ammons
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  • Second Regiment Maneuvers at Montgomery Bell State Park
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    Military maneuvers; Military training; Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; State parks & reserves
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    Military staff during maneuvers at Montgomery Bell State Park.
  • Tennessee State Guard
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  • Robert H. Cartmell Diaries Excerpts
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    Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
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    Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Photographs of campus
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    Universities & colleges; Bell towers; Chapels; Houses; Lecture halls
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    Scrapbook page contains images of Bennett Hall, the Bell Tower, Memorial Chapel, and the Dunn House.
  • Fisk University Scrapbook
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  • Photograph of Maj. Albert Gallatin Harris
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    Harris served as 1st Lt., Co. A, 12th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, also known as the Newbern Blues, under Col. Tyree Bell of Dyer County. He also served as Adjutant for Col. Robert Russell. Information on the back of the photograph identifies this as a...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of Hershel Bell Wilson and Samuel Barnett Wilson
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    Oval photograph of Pvt. Hershel Bell Wilson, Co. A, 23rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, and his brother Capt. Samuel Barnett Wilson, Co. A, 45th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. The two brothers, natives of Smith County, Tenn., are pictured in full uniform,...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of Hansford James
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    Hansford James, son of John James and Nancy Smyth, born November 3, 1822, died March 23, 1883. Married Mary Melvina Bell, January 12, 1854. Hansford James served in the War Between the States under General Robert E. Lee's command. Captured at the...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of General John Williamson Harris
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    Photograph of Gen. John Williamson Harris, veteran of the 20th Tenn. Cav., Bell's Brigade, Buford's Div., CSA, which was commanded by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Order from Lieutenant G. W. Anderdown prohibiting soldiers from wasting ammunition or destroying the property of the local population
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    Order issued by Federal 1st Lieutenant G. W. Anderdown that all in his command be prohibited from wasting ammunition, destroying fencing and garden trucks, or other depredations. The bell was to be rung for morning and night roll calls and...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Old South Fulton Colored School
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    Schools; Educational facilities; Clapboard siding; Fences
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    Angled view of a dilapidated two-story wood schoolhouse. The building is surrounded by trees and a wire fence. A bell on a post stands near the entrance.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Livingston Rosenwald School
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    Rural schools; Wooden buildings; Automobiles; Bells; One-room schools; Yards; Porches
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    Front and side views of Old Livingston Rosenwald School with a separate shop building, vintage car and bell in the background. The school is a wooden structure with three chimneys and a porch. The yard is well-worn and a wooden fence stands at the...
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Linden Colored School
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    Schools; Educational facilities; Public schools; Wooden churches
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    Front and side views of a wooden church building being used as a school. There is a large bell tower in front of the building. Two individuals are standing on steps.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Lester Colored School and Church
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    Schools; Rural schools; Segregation; Churches; Bell towers
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    Wooden church building used as an African-American school. In the front corner is a bell tower.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Hohenwald Colored School
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    Schools; Educational facilities
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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.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Farleys Seminary (abandoned)
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    Schools; Educational facilities; Rural schools; Theological seminaries; Church schools; Abandoned buildings
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    Abandoned wood frame schoolhouse with a small bell tower at the front.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Old Clifton Colored School
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    Schools; Rural schools; Educational facilities
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    Front and side views of a small frame schoolhouse with two doors and a bell tower. There is a porch on the front of the building.
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Nance Bend School
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    Schools; Flags; Flagpoles; Children; School children; Rural schools; One-room schools
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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...
  • Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
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  • Militia uniform
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    Militia uniform donated to the Robertson County Historical Society by Philip Bell. The buttons might be from 1840-1850 if not earlier.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Man standing at pilot's wheel on steamboat
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    Steamboats; Men
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    Man standing next to the pilot's wheel on a steamboat. Pictured are the bell pulls for the Engine Room Telegraph, pull rope for the whistle or roof bell, steering lever and pilot wheel, decorative rope over the front window, and a megaphone on the...
  • Miers River Photo Collection

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