35mm slide showing a tightly packed group of dignitaries and onlookers. Sgt. York and Gov. Cooper can be identified in the center; Gracie York is partially hidden. Red, white, and blue banners hang from the building and a convertible automobile....
35mm slide showing large crowd in the street and on the sidewalks around the Hermitage Hotel. The Tennessee State Capitol is visible at right. Three closed sedans are parked at the curb. Several policemen are present. Most people are in...
Alvin C. York, his wife Gracie, other York family members, Gov. Prentice Cooper, and onlookers are pictured in front of the Knickerbocker Theatre at the Nashville premiere of the movie "Sergeant York."
Sculpture; Public sculpture; Monuments & memorials; Capitols; Soldiers; Firearms; Uniforms
The Alvin C. York Memorial on the southeast corner of the State Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee. York, wearing a World War I uniform, is aiming a rifle; the Tennessee State Capitol is visible in the background.
Gymnasiums; Schools; Building construction; Construction workers; Boys
The gymnasium at the Tennessee School for the Deaf under construction. The brick façade of the building is partially complete. Frames for windows and the interior can be seen through the unfinished windows and doors. Wooden frames for the...
The gymnasium at the Tennessee School for the Deaf under construction. Only the brick façade of the lowest floor and foundation are visible. Supporting columns can be seen under the structure, and various building materials are scattered in front...
Gymnasiums; Building construction; Schools; Construction workers
The gymnasium at the Tennessee School for the Deaf under construction. Only the framework and sections of the foundation are completed. Numerous building materials and workmen can be seen on the site. A shed can be seen in the distance and another...
Three page letter from Thunder IV (Highway 13 was nicknamed "Thunder Road" by US troops). "Our base camp (Lai Khe) has been hit daily by mortars and RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] rounds. Even in daylight Charlie hits Lai Khe." Letter includes...
Four page letter from Christopher Ammons to his family about losing his 45 cal. pistol on a 'Road Clearance' operation. They searched for it for hours but in the end had to fill out a statement of loss. His platoon leader told him, he doesn't...
Seven-page letter written by Christopher Ammons recounting a sniper attack on his company the previous day that claimed the lives of four soldiers. While on patrol 6,000 meters southwest of Saigon, Ammons's squad comes under sniper attack, and for...
Correspondence from a soldier to his wife. He writes of the need for news from home. In the upper left hand corner is a depiction entitled "Capitol at Washington" printed by Reagles & Co. of New York. There is mention of Gen. Landers, a Col. Tyler...
Print of the Federal Ironclad "Montauk" destroying the Confederate Privateer "Nashville" in the Ogeechee River. The "Montauk" is a low-profile inroclad steamship on the left, and the "Nashville," a converted passenger vessel, is in flames. Men...
Composite photographs; Portrait photographs; Memorial works
Surviving staff of Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry unit are featured in composite form; oval images of Charles Anderson, J. B. Cowan, George Dashiel, Samuel Donelson, W. M. Forrest, and John W. Morton surround the central photo...
