Railroads; Soldiers; Arrivals & departures; Rural areas; Country life
Sergeant Alvin C. York is shown bidding goodbye to Tom Watson Rich and John Shelby Crabtree as they leave for U. S. Army duty on the Oneida & Western Railway. They are shown in front of the train with the engineer and another passenger.
Color map of Tennessee as it appeared in 1822. The map shows counties, county seats, rivers, and mountains. Muscle Shoals in Alabama can also be seen, in addition to some Cherokee lands in southeast Tennessee. Lower left corner: "Drawn by F. Lucas...
Soldiers; Military Uniforms; Houses; Trees; Fences
Illustration by George Varian of a Confederate soldier leaning against a fence post gazing at a destroyed house. The caption underneath reads "The Confederate's Return - There was only the shell of the house." The image appears on page 537 of Ida...
William Strickland's watercolor sketch of the Tower of Attila at the Villa Pamphyla near Rome. Sketch shows a tower in ruins and a forest in the background.
War; World War, 1914-1918; War destruction & pillage; Craters; Campaigns & battles; Forts & fortifications
The caption reads, "Trenches, mine craters, and shell holes." The photograph was taken at Vauquois Hill in the Meuse-Argonne sector of France. The photograph has a desolate,"moonscape" quality to it.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Mountains
Western view of Vung Chua Mountain showing part of the signals array, as well as bunkers, trucks, outbuildings, and the hospital. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
Front view of the castle-like structure of W. Spain's Palace of Illusions and Mirror Maze, featured in the Vanity Fair area of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897. A number of men and women are standing at the entrance area, surrounded by...
Education; Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Front and side views of the white school at Walnut Grove in Sumner County. Though the building is of simple clapboard construction, fretwork decorates the front porch roof.
Western State Hospital Occupational Therapy Unit's booth at the West Tennessee District Fair. The booth shows a number of craft items including applique quilts, furniture, wall hangings, lamps, baskets, and brooms.
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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.
