Certificate to Nashville Banner from Nashville Rotary Club for the first subscription made to the York Farm Fund. The Banner had the honor of "starting the ball rolling" with the donation of $50. Subsequently nearly every Banner employee made an...
Contract between Castor Sawyer of Williamson County (Tenn.) and Freeman Green in which Sawyer agreed to furnish land to Green for cultivation while Green is obligated to give Sawyer one-third of his agricultural output.
Cover sheet for the January 10, 1884, issue of the "Rural Record." An illustration of the Atlantic Strawberry is centered in the middle of this front page, the masthead for the "Rural Record" is back-grounded by images of the farm, plantation, and...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Chickens -- Hatcheries; Poultry Industry
Dozens of chicken pens outside the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at the Buffalo Springs Game Farm near Rutledge, Tennessee. An individual can be seen checking one of the pens. Several of the camp's cottages can be seen in the background.
Drawing of the agricultural school known as Franklin College illustrates the buildings present and the lay-out of the campus. From the book, "Franklin College and Its Influences," by James E. Scobey.
Dual photograph featuring two images of the wheat threshing equipment that was owned by George Whiteside of Swan Creek. A number of farm workers are pictured circulating between the thresher and the mule-drawn wagons of wheat.
Etching of the second Hermitage featuring a front view of the house and side building surrounded by trees with horses in the foreground. The original inspiration image is credited to the collection of Mr. Herbert Fletcher.
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
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...
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
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...
Farmland and farm buildings near the Watagua River in East Tennessee. A barn and crop of corn are clearly visible in the forground with a range of mountains in the background.
Ferry in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The etching shows the operation of an active ferry. In the drawing are cattle being ferried across the river. There are some small boats and trees in the foreground. There are also hills and a farm in the background.
Flooding river rising to homes, barns, and other outbuildings, probably on Mississippi or Tennessee Rivers. Buildings are surrounded by water and trees; their trunks are underwater
Boys; Teenagers; Young adults; Military maneuvers; Military training
Four sixteen-year-olds who are gaining experience for when they attain regular Army age are shown with a twenty-six-year-old machine gun trooper. This photograph was taken during the Seventh Regiment's Large-Scale Maneuvers which took place in...
