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...
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World War 1914-1918; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Women; Gas masks; Rifles; War
Americans from the 118th Regiment Infantry (formerly First South Carolina Infantry, detachment First North Carolina Infantry, and Second South Carolina Infantry), 30th Division, passing through Brancourt le Grand, Aisne. The soldiers are standing...
Country life; Basket making; Older people; Handicraft; Men
An older man is pictured weaving baskets outside of his workshop. Completed baskets can be seen as well as tools and extra wood. George McCarter was a noted basket weaver.
Sandbags; Fortifications; Castles & palaces; Military headquarters; War; Poperinge (Belgium); World War, 1914-1918
Caption reads: "Gold Fish Chateau constructed into a Brigade Hdq. By 105 Engrs. Located on Poperinghe-Ypres Road." The Chateau is a three story building, made up mostly of brick. Sandbags, used for fortification, are stacked outside the entrance.
Centennial Park, showing the construction process and a general view of Lake Watauga and Lily Lake. The Auditorium, Parthenon, Flagstaff, Administration Building, Commerce Building, and Transportation Building are pictured. Scaffolding is erected...
Crayon print of Pvt. Thomas Burchfield and Pvt. John G. Burchfield, of Co. B, 13th Cav. Regt., USA. Family reports that they were bridge burners in the secret service under Col. John K. Miller. Other sources list Co. G for John G. Burchfield. They...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Chickens -- Hatcheries; Poultry Industry
Dozens of chicken pens outside the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at the Buffalo Springs Game Farm near Rutledge, Tennessee. An individual can be seen checking one of the pens. Several of the camp's cottages can be seen in the background.
Drawing of the Cathedral of St. Louis in New Orleans, Louisiana. Site of the victory celebration for Andrew Jackson at the conclusion of the campaign at New Orleans during the War of 1812.
Drawing of the plantation house that served as General Andrew Jackson's headquarters on the battlefield outside of New Orleans during the final phase of the War of 1812.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Carpentry; Technical education; Vocational education
Eight woodworking students outside the Camp Sam Houston workshop. The students hold various kinds of saws, hammers, drills, and squares. A sign above the workshop door reads, "Educational Department Work Shop" and features an image of a crossed...
Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Four-page letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to husband Samuel expresses anxiety over not receiving a letter from him and the fact that this worry has infiltrated her dreams. She writes of receiving visitors, of the children's exploits, and of managing...
Handicraft; Chairs; Woodworking; Log buildings; Men
Frank Tabor, chairmaker, near Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. He is seated outside a log structure, working on the ladderback of a handmade chair.
Franklin Courthouse, showing a trolley sitting outside and a water tower to the right. The Confederate Monument, featuring a soldier standing on a tall stone pedestal, can be seen on the right side of the image.
World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Firearms; Trench warfare
French soldiers standing and sitting in a front line trench. Three soldiers are standing casually and looking outside the trench. Two soldiers below them, one standing and the other sitting, are conversing with one another. The interior of the...
Group of fourteen females standing on steps outside of a building. Twelve of them are wearing nurse-type uniforms with red cross emblems on their hats and sashes marked with the name ""Christiana"".
Henry Clay Treadway standing outside a tent at the reunion of his Confederate regiment in Gettysburg, Pennslyvania. Treadway fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was captured and taken prisoner.
Henry Clay Treadway standing outside with hat in hand at Barwick Plantation, home of his older brother, Richard Caldwell Treadway, and nephew, Major Andrew Treadway. Henry Clay Treadway fought in the Battle of Gettysburg and was captured and taken...
