Militias; Military officers; Military maneuvers; Military headquarters; Military facilities; Military intelligence
The men of the Headquarters of the Second Brigade, Tennessee State Guard, are shown performing various duties which would be expected of them. They are pictured seated behind desks, on the telephone, examining maps, and monitoring radio equipment.
Animal ambulance, a relatively new innovation for the time. The ambulance is for the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, and has a picture of Jim Key on the back. There were countless horses working in the United States at this time for...
Form letter sent by A. R. Rogers (also known as Uncle Bert) to children around the country, and in this case, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to let them know about joining the Jim Key Band of Mercy, which supported humane values to animals. Two kids...
Armories; Military facilities; Military maneuvers; Rifles; Firearms; Military training; Militias
Members of the 2nd Battalion/ 2nd Infantry of the Tennessee State Guard perform maneuvers at the Armory in Clarksville. The men are lying on their stomachs, shooting rifles. A wooden frame house is seen in the background.
A flag raising at the barracks of Camp Sam Houston features a row of men facing the flag as it is raised in the center of the camp. The photograph was taken as the flag was being raised so the flag is blurry in the image.
A wooden sign attached to a carved log post built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Picket State Park. The sign reads, "Fires Decrease Wealth." A wooden fence can be seen in the background in front of a heavily forested area.
One-page printed and handwritten inventory of commissary property form submitted by Lieutenant William Alonzo Wainwright, Regimental Quartermaster and Assistant Commissary of the 75th Indiana Infantry. The quantity of stationery, office furniture,...
Recreation hall at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Lewis County, Tennessee. Benches line the walls and two table tennis tables can be seen at the far end of the room. Other tables, possibly for cards or other games, can also be seen.
Yearbook of the Company 420, Tennessee SP-12 in District C of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Bristol, Tennessee. There is a history of Company 420, as well as photographs of of the camp facilities and activities, including the mess hall,...
Letter was written by the president of the Toledo Humane Society to A. R. Rogers, the promoter for Dr. William Key and Beautiful Jim Key. Rogers worked hard to recruit the support of local human societies during his work as Jim Key's promoter, as...
Letter to Beautiful Jim Key promoter A. R. Rogers from Guy Richardson, the secretary for the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the American Humane Education Society.; The letter indicates that the MSPCA and...
Letter written by the president of the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), George T. Angell, to A. R. Rogers, Beautiful Jim Key's promoter. Angell was the founder of the MSPCA and one of the earliest leaders of...
