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- The White House, Washington, D.C.
- Official residences; Historic buildings
- This etching features a front view of the White House that includes the fountain on the front lawn. At the bottom of the drawing, the Wall name appears with the date 1937, and Wall signed the etching below. The inspiration image comes from the...
- Bernhardt Wall Etchings
- Sarcophagus of Roman Emperor
- Sarcophagi; Coffins
- This etching features the ornate sarcophagus of the Roman Emperor Severus Alexander (who reigned from 222 to 235 AD).
- Bernhardt Wall Etchings
- General view of Tennessee Centennial
- Centennial celebrations; Buildings; Exhibition buildings; Celebrations; Exhibitions; Anniversaries; Commemorations; Events; Fairs; Festivals
- This general view of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition features the Parthenon and the Memphis Pavilion in the foreground of the image. The Commerce Building, the Education Building and the Giant See-Saw are in the background of...
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- The Sour Apple Tree, or Jeff Davis' Last Ditch
- Sheet music covers; Music title pages; Music publishing industry; Songs; Ballads
- This is a folio-sized song, original Civil War period ballad by J. W. Turner about Jefferson Davis. The cover features a cartoon depicting Davis wearing a dress.
- Civil War Visual Culture
- Appletons' railway map of the United States and the Canadas, circa 1864
- Maps
- This map illustrates the railroad routes of the United States and Canada that were in operation and in progress circa 1864. State boundaries and state capitals are shown. An inset in the lower right corner features the area covered by Pacific...
- Historical Maps of Tennessee
- Kriege's Lament
- Poetry
- This page (and the following three pages) features a poem or song called "Kriege's Lament," written by Willie Munger. The poem has an a-b-a-b rhyme scheme and is seventeen stanzas long. The subject is the return home of the American POWs to their...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Brass
- Military officers
- This page features a list of signatures from the "Brass," the POWs who were military officers at Stalag Luft III along with Mitchener. The previous page includes autographs of the other men who were in the POW camp.
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Men and boys
- Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons; Propaganda; Publicity; Public opinion; Slogans; Press
- This patriotic newspaper cartoon/promotion for the Guard appearing in the Williamson County News features in the upper right-hand corner an image of a shadowy,helmeted soldier with his weapon raised. The accompanying text emphasizes the wide range...
- Tennessee State Guard
- Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral at Ypres
- War; World War, 1914-1918; War damage; Cathedrals; Markets; City & town halls
- This photograph features Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral in ruins.
- Tennessee in World War I
- "Dead End" Ypres
- War; World War, 1914-1918; Canals; Barracks; Military camps; Officers' quarters; Mess halls
- This photograph features the "Dead End" of the Ypres Canal in the foreground of the image. Behind it appears the officers' and noncommissioned officers' billets and the mess hall. The caption reads: "All comforts of home. Roulette, Tea and boating...
- Tennessee in World War I
- Country family scene near Tullahoma, Coffee County - women sewing covers on baseballs
- Country life; Baseballs; Women; Sewing; Fireplaces; Home labor; Dogs; Cats; Poultry; Porches; Swings; Baseballs
- Two farm women sit beside a fireplace sewing covers on baseballs as two children play with kittens on the floor. Background features a young man sitting on a porch swing and playing with a dog.
- Arts, Crafts & Folklife Photos