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,...
Woman who is thought to be a former slave taken at the Crockett home in Brentwood, Tennessee. She was called Aunt Sophie. The back of the photograph the following information: "Aunt Sophie at the age of 106; she remembers the War of 1812. Picture...
William Hodge captured this Confederate canteen. Wooden barrel stave canteen hand-painted by the owner, William Henry Olds Hodge, Company I, 5th Kansas Cavalry from Coffey County, Kansas. Inscription: "This canteen was taken on the 4th of July 1863...
United States voucher given to Mrs. E. McGavock and her daughters for corn supplied on October 27, December 14, December 15, December 16, December 21, and December 23, equaling 2,160 bushels of corn and $1,080.00. The voucher was collected by...
Two-page letter from J. W. Maybin of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to John S. Brien. The letter requests legal advice from John S. Brien, "one of the first legal minds in the United States," regarding his legal options after having seen much of his...
Two Vietnamese women in traditional dress are entering from outside into a dark room. A guard appears outside in the sunlight. The doorway appears to be quite thick. Another female worker appears in the light and is about to be passed in by the...
Two men posing in a forest. The man on the left has a light jacket, a denim shirt, and pants with suspenders. The man on the right, Parson Virgil Pile, is taller and wears a dark suit. He was the preacher who married York and Gracie Williams on...
Two documents detailing the parole and oath of allegiance taken by Thomas P. Reed. The document gives a physical description of Reed and is signed by Provost Marshal A. G. Brady.
Ticket no. 335 admits the bearer to the Gallery of the United States Senate for the trial of the Impeachment of the President of the United States (President Andrew Johnson). The ticket is signed by George T. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms for the U.S....
Three-quarter length portrait of Henry Howe Cook. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Photo of Henry Howe Cook, Soldier of the C.S.A. in the War of the 1860's. He was later Chancellor of Davidson and Williamson Counties. He was born...
Three women standing in front of a clapboard building. The woman on the left wears a dotted dress, sweater, and hat. The woman in the center wears a dotted dress, white shoes, and a dark jacket. The woman on the right wears a flowered dress,...
Three men and one woman picking huckleberries using bark baskets. They are, left to right: Rev. Jesse Laws, Mona Roberts, Harmon Roberts, and Tom Faulkner.
This saber belonged to Capt. Leonidas O. Paris, Co. D, 4th Miss. Inf. Regt., CSA. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864. The sword was taken as a trophy by Sgt. Elijah Kellogg, Co. C, 74th Ill. Inf. Regt. after the battle, along...
This photograph pictures Confederate veterans who were attending the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The image was taken by Frank J. McCann of 721 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, Pa.
This photograph is taken of the "Dead End" of the Ypres Canal and looking southeast. Pictured are a factory chimney, the remains of the tower of "Cloth Hall," the first aid station, and Rue de Dixmude.
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows the remainder of a poem called "The Last of the Bombardiers," which begins on the previous page. The poem is about an old man who once was a bombardier.
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows the continuation of a poem called "The B-17," by POW D. Hughes. The poem is about the greatness of the B-17 bomber. A drawing of a B-17 bomber with the word,"Glory!" above it can also be...