A broadside advertisement for the services of John T. Gordon’s carding machine and grain mill. An engraving of the carding machine is shown at the top of the broadside.
The cover of this nursery catalog highlights color images of the American elm and the Lombardy poplar trees. These images appear on top of a black and white background image of a forest.
Broadside advertisng a woolen mill in Fayetteville, Tennessee under the ownership of James M. Griffin. The advertisement encourages people to bring their wool to Griffin "for which he will pay the highest market price in cash" or goods.
Black and white photograph showing the outdoor display of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Pictured are representations of pioneer chimneys and ore smelters.
General view of a Memphis street along the river front reflects the hustle and bustle of commerce and the cotton industry as displayed in downtown along Front Street. Freedmen and their families are seen laboring and occupying the area.
Original printed pink wrappers with illustrated front wrap. Rear wrapper has illustrations of the manufacturer's factory, several drills produced by the manufacturer, and medals won at various exhibitions. Black and white illustrations throughout.
Pages 577 and 578 of a large bound volume containing issues of "The Rural Sun: Decoted to the Farming and Industrial Interest of the Country." This volume was presented to Balie Peyton from J. B. Killebrew.
Hard-bound book containing statistical information on Tennessee pertaining to oil regions, sheep husbandry, wheat, and grasses. The appendix has an interesting schedule of questions/answers involving over one hundred correspondents responding to...
People associated with agriculture; Plantation owners; Farmers' groups; Iron industry; Monuments & memorials; Journalists; Emigration & immigration; Bas-reliefs
Tennessee Agriculture Hall of Fame memorial honoring Joseph Buckner Killebrew. There is included an bas-relief image of Killebrew, and brief details of his life.
A fifty-six page catalogue pertaining to the manufacturing of sorghum in Tennessee with detailed descriptions of various machinery utilized in the production of sorghum. The full title is "Southern Sorgo Manual: Containing a Catalogue of Cane...
This front-page obituary that appeared in the March 22, 1906, issue of the Manufacturers' Record for Joseph Buckner Killebrew highlighted his life-long devotion to agriculture. His contributions to the South with regard to agriculture, mining,...
The front cover of the April 1905 issue of Southern Farm Magazine features several paragraphs from Financial Age under the caption "Bringing in Settlers." Framed by engraved imagery of fruits, vegetables, grains, livestock and poultry and the names...
Small flyer advertising the showing of "Forty Days a King," the coronation festivities of George V of Great Britain, presented by the Kinemacolor Company in America. There is a photograph of the Coronation carriage.
Advertisement for bottles of Dr. Christian's Bed Bug Exterminator, priced at 25 or 50 cents, guaranteed to exterminate bed bugs for 12 months. The flyer also advertises paints, oils, drugs, medicines, and Landreth's and Ferry's Garden Seeds, all...
