Letter from Jackson, Mississippi, June 10, 1863, describing cavalry action around LaGrange, Tennessee, and Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Letter written by [Will D. Somers].
Planter's Bank of Georgia five-dollar note signed by the future Confederate General Hugh Mercer. There are also two Western and Atlantic Railroad notes and a Georgia five-dollar bill.
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
State of Alabama, Selma, Marion, Memphis Railroad Company bonds. Issued September 1, 1869. Reverse side includes original signature of Nathan Bedford Forrest, President. Bond is numbered 67, amount $1,000. Payable in "gold coin of the United...
Cpl. Misemer explains they have moved 8 miles from Nashville on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad and plan to stay there for the summer. He also states that he has not been paid and is not getting a furlough. He comments that he received a...
A note written in blue by General Leonidas Polk telling James P. Wood to not let the cotton through the railways without his permission so that it would not fall in the hands of the Federal Army. Wood was in charge of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad...
Letter from David Harts Jr., to J. A. Coble providing an account of the death of James Coble (J. A.'s father), during the Civil War. James Coble, 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA, was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in...
William Strickland's sketch of the wheel and flange of the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows details of the metalwork used in securing the rails. Dimensions of the various bolts and nuts are shown.
Broadside advertising a gathering at the Market House to discuss the "Railroad Question." Presentations featuring R. J. Meigs, V. K. Stevenson, and "probably others" are scheduled.
Broadsides; Political campaigns; Political elections; Politicians; Presidential elections; Electoral college; Delegations
Campaign poster for William Gibbs McAdoo in the Presidential primary election of 1924. The poster lists delegates for District 7 (Davidson County, Tennessee). Also included is a photograph of McAdoo.
Broadsides; Posters; Political posters; Political elections; Political campaigns
Large campaign poster urging the public to vote for the Democratic nominees: Cordell Hull, Henry Hollis Horton, William Emerson Brock and H. H. Hannah. There is a picture of each candidate on the poster. The election is to be held on November 4,...
Angled view of the Transportation Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Constructed in the Italian Renaissance style, the building had a very simplistic appearance. A gazebo stands in the forefront.
Terminal Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The image features a front and side view of the building. The top of the building carries the lettering "Railway Exhibits." The grounds clearly contain decorative...
Angled view of the U.S. Government Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The building stood close to the main entrance of the grounds near Lake Katherine. The building, with classical style architecture, had the form of a cross. The...
A man and a woman carrying baggage approach a gate and a railroad employee to board a pictured train headed to Nashville, Tennessee. Cover image is done in green and white.
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...
