Military training; Military officers; Militias; Military education
A number of Tennessee State Guard officers seated in chairs beneath a tree listening to an officer. An old cabin on the property appears in the background of the photo.
"An act for the establishment of Washington College in honor to the Illustrious President of the United States at Salem in Washington County." The act is handwritten and is five pages in length. The resolution passed at Knoxville on July 10,...
Journal documenting the 1779-1780 river voyage of Col. John Donelson and others, including women, children, and African Americans. The travelers sought to establish the first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians. Handwritten in ink on...
The document is a four page, unnumbered handwritten document found in "Acts of the Southwest Territory." It is dated September 27, 1794 and signed by Governor William Blount and Secretary David Wilson.
Scenes of Memphis: Cossit Library; Lily Pond, Overton Park; Country Club; Landing at Riverside Park; Handling Cotton; Forest [i.e. Forrest] Monument; Tennessee Trust Building. Two-cent red George Washington postage stamp.
War; Bridges; War damage; Military retreats; World War, 1914-1918
Bridge blown out by the Germans during retreat from Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, October 17, 1918. Bois St. Pierre, in the district of Souplet and Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France, October 17, 1918
World War, 1914-1918; War; Tanks (Military Science); Flags
Three hundred and first Tank Battalion. America's heavies going into action at Souplet on the morning of October 17, 1918. Note the American flag flying from one of the tanks. St. Souplet, Nord, France.
World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; War casualties; Wounds & injuries; Prisoners of war
Wounded from the 27th Division, United States Army, being carried to the rear by the aid of German prisoners taken during the drive at Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, October 17, 1918. See "Catalogue of Official A. E. F. Photographs Taken by the Signal Corps,...
World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Horses; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements
British Artillery making quick time getting to the front. Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France. October 17, 1918. Photograph shows soldiers moving artillery in action.
World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; Artillery (Weaponry); Campaigns & battles
Sixty-pound guns in action at Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, October 17, 1918. This British long-range gun will send its projectiles 15,000 yards. Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France. October 17, 1918. See "Catalogue of Official A. E. F. Photographs Taken by the...
Military personnel; Men; Military officers; Rivers; World War, 1914-1918
Lieutenant Palmer H. Olson, Lieutenant Robert M. Williams, and Lieutenant Robert M. McGeachy of Company E. 105th Engineers Regiment, 30th Infantry Division stand on above the Loire river near St. Nazaire.