Mezzotint-process portrait of Andrew Johnson, published by William Smith, Philadelphia, "entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by William Sartain in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn"...
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...
Portrait photographs; Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Insignia
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, commander of the Second Brigade (Middle Tennessee) of the Tennesseee State Guard. The Brigadier General is wearing his military uniform with the Tennessee State Guard insignia shoulder patch prominently displayed. The...
Description of the rates of postage in the Confederate States of America from pages 58-61 of the 1862 "Confederate States Almanac." Describes the amount of postage needed for various items, distances, and locations. Features images of 58...
Article from the January 10, 1884, issue of the "Rural Record" provided the readership with an improved design for the Southern poultry house. Illustrations of the chicken coop and feeding station along with a blueprint accompany this...
Large Butterfly quilt hanging from a clothesline. The quilt has alternating blocks of light and dark green set on point, so they appear as diamonds. A butterfly with brown-and-tan-checked wings is appliqued within each light green square.
Schools; Construction; Construction workers; Dormitories; Buildings
Construction nearly complete on Cottage D, the boys' dormitory building, on the campus of the Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb. Scaffolding, ramps, and sawhorses give an indication of the flurry of construction activity associated with this...
The boys' dormitory, Cottage D, at the Tennessee School for the Deaf with construction drawing to a close. Windows, doors, and front entry steps have all been added within the course of a month's construction, and no construction equipment is...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee; Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932
Elkton Rosenwald School under construction. The white clapboard structure has a front porch supported by two columns. From the exterior view, the building appears to be a three-teacher Rosenwald design. A vintage automobile is parked in the...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
White clapboard schoolhouse with three chimneys on a peaked roof. The building is a Rosenwald design and gives the overall appearance of being pristine. An extended roof covers the front porch and door. The yard is landscaped with trees and...
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Helmets; Arms & armament; Firearms; Rifles; Forts & fortifications; Canteens (Beverage containers); Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918; Snipers; Trench warfare
An unidentified infantryman of the American Expeditionary Force is positioned with his rifle in a trench in Belgium. He is wearing a typical uniform with full equipment including steel helmet of British design, canvas leggings, rolled blanket,...
William Strickland's sketch of the details of an unnamed suspension bridge. The sketch shows details of the iron suspension cords and a cross-section of the bridge trestles.
William Strickland's sketch of the details of an unnamed suspension bridge. The sketch shows details of the iron suspension cords and a cross-section of the bridge trestles.
Tanks (Military science); Tracklaying vehicles; Motorcycles; War damage; World War, 1914-1918
A number of tanks headed down a road and accompanied by several soldiers on foot and one on a motorcycle. The scarred terrain appears in the background of the shot.
Mrs. Nancey [sic] Page, a quiltmaker from Clifty, Tennessee, near Crossville, sitting on her front porch swing with a "Dutch Doll" or "Sunbonnet Sue" quilt across her lap.