Various size mortar rounds. Eight stone ordnance mortar rounds excavated about 30 or 40 feet from Morter and French's Battery. These were never used as there were no mortars at Fort Donelson. They were used at West Point as practice rounds.
Framed color image of two brothers, one pictured in a Union cavalry coat. The family story is that one brother was Union and the other Confederate; however, in the image both brothers appear to be in Union dress. Brothers are relatives of Reva,...
Two-barrelled revolver (pistol & short-barrel shotgun) used by Confederates and made in Paris, France. Ramrod intact. "1781 LM" incised in plate. "Col LeMat Bte S.G.D.G [French abbreviation for Brevet rank] Paris" incised on top of octagonal barrel.
Cover has inset photograph of Mabel Lee McFerrin, the song's author, in upper left-hand corner beside title. Inset photograph of the Vanderbilt University Glee and Banjo and Mandolin Clubs is positioned in lower center. Top of cover reads:...
Sheet music covers; Caricatures; African Americans; Blackface entertainers
Cover shows a caricature drawing of an African American couple wearing formal clothing. The man is bowing and the woman is curtsying. At right is a tiered cake on a table with a sign reading "Dis cake will be given to de most graceful couple."...
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 first in a bound collection of colonial documents is a complete copy of the Proclamation of 1763 promulgated at the end of the French and Indian War by King George III of Great Britain. The item is hand-written in ink on paper, copied by John...
War; Aerial views; Cities & towns; Houses; Buildings; Reparations; Campaigns & battles; War destruction & pillage; World War, 1914-1918
The caption reads. "Airplane picture of one of the towns France asked indemnity for." Many of the buildings in the photograph appear to be destroyed completely or bombed out from battle.
Gas warfare; Poisons; War damage; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1914-1918
Aerial shot above the battered earth of the Western Front. A gas attack has been launched, and the gas can be seen streaming from the shells across an area of contention.
World War, 1914-1918; Mine warfare; Mines (Warfare); Explosives; War damage; Soldiers; Debris
The ruins of a street in Noyon as a result of mine warfare. Two French soldiers in the foreground appear to be looking at something on the ground. Two men are clearing debris in the background.
