Cover of a program announcing "Presbyterian Day" on October 28, 1897, at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The center of the program features an image of a log cabin, and each corner of the program has the names of persons associated with the...
Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
Letter from Jane Smith Washington of Springfield, Tennessee, to her son, William L. Washington in Toronto, Canada, describing a confrontation with Federal troops. Mrs. Washington describes an extremely violent confrontation with Federal troops. In...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early into the construction of the facilities. The landscape is largely wooded and a few construction elements can be seen. One larger site is on the right along with various construction supplies. A...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two buildings are shown with single-story brick walls on top of foundations. The building on the right also has a partially completed second story.
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two partially completed buildings are shown. The one on the right has a portion of the second story finished as well. The section with the second story...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Several sites are seen in various stages of completion. The one nearest appears to have one floor installed and framing for walls. Buildings in the...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early into the construction of the facilities. The frames of construction sites can be seen, one centrally in the photo, another on the right. A stack of building supplies on the left near a small...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two buildings are shown. Both have two floors completed with brick walls. Tall scaffold frame is visible between them. A man can be seen leaning against...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Several sites are seen in various stages of completion. The one nearest appears to have part of the floor and some of the façade completed. Buildings in...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two buildings are shown. The building on the right has three floors completed with brick walls. The building on the left has the two lower floors and one...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. The nearest building has much of the floor and one shingled wall completed. The buildings in the distance have most of the second floors finished. Wooden...
A seven-page narrative of the early life of Thomas Green Ryman as written by his daughter, Daisy Ryman Coggins. The narrative discusses how Ryman grew up and developed an interest in river commerce.
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.
"The Naturalist" article, pages 166-167, about the difficulties of harvesting grapes. The article provides information on how to harvest a grape crop successfully. The author notes that native grapes are better suited to this country than foreign...
Ten page, soffcover, booklet detailing the advantages of settlement in Tennessee. The booklet describes the natural and man-made resources of Tennessee.
