A handwritten roster of the commissioned officers of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers. Roster includes name of member, rank, and miscellaneous remarks.
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Artillery (Weaponry); Campaigns & battles; War; World War, 1914-1918; Salvage; Arms & armament
30th Division salvage dump for material and equipment hastily gathered up on the battlefield in France. A group of soldiers are going through items in the dump to determine what they can use in the future. This dump is located next to a brick...
Forty or more men and women are gathered in a wooded area for a rifle shoot. Two young girls, who appear to be between 8 and 12, are also in attendance. The older girl is holding a camera. The ground is covered in leaves, and the trees are bare of...
Color engraving of Union soldiers being greeted at a plantation home. An African Amreican family can be seen on the right, a group of women and children stand at the top of the stairs of the house.
Five sheets with printing on both sides, entitled "[Form 1.] Bill of Purchase--Commissary's Department. The State of Tennessee." The five bills of purchase deal with blacksmithing a bake oven door; use of labor of two boys, Ely and Lucien; the...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Joseph Ambrose that the supplies for which he requests transportation are a requirement for his family in Nashville and will be used solely for that purpose. Surveyor...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Henry Rhoser that the photographic supplies he requires for retail sale in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The attached...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of J. N. Rhodes that the stationery supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of S. S. Riddleburger that the restaurant supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of R. G. Page that the dry goods supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
One-page handwritten request from St. Cecilia Academy for permission from the Board of Trade to import coal from Cincinnati or Louisville for use in their school.
Broadsides; Posters; Book fairs; Exhibitions; Bookstores; Book talks; Universities & colleges
Poster announcing a book fair to be held at the Alumni Memorial Hall at Vanderbilt University. The guest speakers include Robert Penn Warren and Robert Henry. Also listed are the companies that will have displays at the fair, which is sponsored by...
Group of eleven young African American females participating in a demonstration of health care procedures. They are all wearing nurse-type dresses with caps showing the red cross symbol.
This is another page of the Christmas program that was given to the POWs at Stalag Luft III in 1944. It includes the lyrics to "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." The program lists carols performed by the "troubador group" on...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Five Civilian Conservation Corps members in a mix of dress and work uniforms pose on and in front of the circular gong used to notify the camp of fire and meal time. One of the men is holding the hammer used to strike the gong and sound the alarm.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Group of unidentified individuals scattering straw on a hillside. Written in ink on the back of the photograph, it says: "Scattering straw on hillside to improve land. Retards wash."
Officers of the three brigades of the Tennessee State Guard during World War II. Three of the photographs are group photographs of the officers of the First, Second, and Third Brigades with the officers unnamed. This photograph; is a shot of the...
Report from L. Wheeler, Quartermaster's Agent, detailing the loyalty to the U. S. Government of specific individuals, all of Marion County. Of the 31 persons listed only seven (Esther C. Hall, John D. Wynix, Owen R. Been, James Griffith, Margaret...
