Railroads; Railroad construction & maintenance; Construction; Embankments
A pen and ink sketch of a transverse view of an embankment on the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows Strickland's descriptions of the details used in the erection of railroad embankments.
Broadsides; Handbills; Fliers (printed matter); Posters; Public speaking
Broadside with "Speaking!!" written in broad letters. The text states: "Joe E. Williams, the Colored Orator of Nashville, and Capt. Towner, of Marshall County, will speak at Fayetteville Next Saturday Night. All are Invited!"
Framed color image of two brothers, one pictured in a Union cavalry coat. The family story is that one brother was Union and the other Confederate; however, in the image both brothers appear to be in Union dress. Brothers are relatives of Reva,...
Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
Broadsides; Announcements; Handbills; Fliers (printed matter); Plazas; Boots; General stores
Single-sheet public notice, printed on only one side, provides information, commentary, announcement, and advertisement concerning the opening of a new cash store in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
Six unidentified persons (three women, one of whom appears to be wearing jodhpurs, and three men) standing on the broad front porch of a large, white, two-story frame home with large chimneys at each end of the building.
Barbed wire; Trees; Fences; Tree stumps; Buildings
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a tree as well as a number of tree stumps, all within the POW camp boundaries. He writes, "Around the compound - approximately a dozen...Trees. About the Reich, 'tis...
William Strickland's sketch of the ground plan of framings used in the construction of the Great Western Railway. Strickland provides dimensions of the structural frame.
William Strickland's sketch of the wheel and flange of the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows details of the metalwork used in securing the rails. Dimensions of the various bolts and nuts are shown.
