Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Mountains; Airplanes; Monuments & memorials
Karl Knudson (l) and SGT Christopher Ammons (r) posing near a monument to South Korean officers who died in the crash of the downed airplane visible in the background.
Last three Confederate veterans in Lauderdale County. On the right is Lewis Nelson, an African American volunteer for the CSA. In the center is William Ball Drake.
List of clothing issued, reportedly to the sergeants of the 1st and 27th Tennessee regiments of the Confederate Army. The form consists of a hand-drawn grid on the pages of a small diary, and the list includes hats, caps, jackets, pants, shirts,...
Order from the Federal Quartermaster at Nashville sending soap, axes, spades, shovels, picks, horseshoes, nails, bridge bolts, saddles, boots, infantry trousers, stockings, blouses, grey flannel shirts, and saddle blankets to Tullahoma, Estill...
Photograph of Daisy Ryman Coggins and Pearl Ryman Coggins, daughters of Thomas Green Ryman. Text on the back of the photograph states that Daisy's Ward Seminary diploma was made out to Marguerite Ryman, although she was always called "Daisy." The...
Photograph shows five unidentified entertainers wearing white cowboy hats and standing on a raised stage. Visible from behind are the heads of audience members, seated in a semi-circle. A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors...
Music; Audiences; Singers; Guitars; Pianos; Hats; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, " WSM Grand Ole Opry." The ductwork on the left side of...
Photograph shows the entertainers on a raised stage and the backs of the heads of the audience, seated in a semi-circle. The faade of a barn is the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." A small sign to the right of...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Helmets; Military vehicles
Photograph taken behind a group of soldiers preparing to go out on patrol at dusk. All appear to be wearing helmets and M69 flak vests. Several soldiers are carrying M-16 rifles. Two M35 2.5-ton trucks are also visible. The M35 was; nicknamed...
Reprint of a daguerreotype of two enlisted soldiers and officer, Nicholas Blackwell. All wear tri-corner hats w/ 5-pointed stars, distinctive to Mississippi troops. James Blackwell was an ensign and flag bearer for Co. K, 21st Miss. Inf. Regt....
Soldiers; Heroes; Men; Military uniforms; Correspondence; Neckwear; Hats
Sergeant Alvin C. York (1889-1964) sitting on some wooden steps reading a letter. He wears his military uniform, with hat and boots, but is not wearing his jacket. He has a striped tie. Text beneath the picture comments on York's desire for money...
Several men are loading hogs from a chute or gangplank onto a riverboat. A pulley hoists the chute off of the bank. A corral is pictured in the background. A woman and two children, each wearing wide-brimmed hats, watch the scene from the side.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains
SGT Chris Ammons in a Vietnamese rice hat standing near an earth-filled 55-gallon drum at the signal station on Vung Chua Mountain. Another soldier gives him "bunny ears." Ammons wears a Big Red 1 shoulder patch from his first tour (1st...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Mountains
SGT Chris Ammons looks in through the window of a military truck with his hands on the window frame. His squad was returning from test-firing weapons at a nearby range. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains
SGT Chris Ammons taking a break while on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. He has a towel wrapped around his neck, as was customary in the sweltering climate of Vietam. He wears a boonie hat and a pair of dark sunglasses. His M-16 assault rifle is...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Maps; Barricades; Firearms; Rifles
SGT Nelson (center) with three soldiers from his platoon. He is orienting them for patrol. The sergeant has "love" and "hate" tattooed on his knuckles, a cultural insignia from 1955 movie "The Night of the Hunter." Robert Mitchum's character...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Mountains; Hats; Rifles; Firearms
Sgt. Chris Ammons sits on a rock while on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. He is wearing a boonie hat and has a towel wrapped around his neck, as was customary in the sweltering climate of Vietnam. He is holding his M-16 assault rifle, and another...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains; Signal stations
Soldier of the 194th MP Company patrolling the perimeter around Vung Chua Mountain for Viet Cong activity. He is wearing a boonie hat and a belt of ammunition for an M-60 machine gun. Holding his M-16 assault rifle in his left hand, he stands amid...
