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  • Powderhorn
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    Cow horn powderhorn with wooden stopper and animal image carved on horn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Fleam
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    Cutting instrument for man or animal for medical bleeding purposes. Used in the first half of the nineteenth century.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Glue pot
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    Cast iron glue pot. Animal hide glue was melted in the small pot while hot water was poured into the larger pot. The hot water kept the glue in a liquid state. This type of glue was very common during the 19th through the early 20th centuries.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Coal miner's head lamp
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    Coal miner's head lamp that used animal fat (lard) to create light.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • The Classroom
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    Barbed wire; Tables; Stools; Blackboards; Prisoners; Military personnel; Books
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    This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a POW writing lessons on a chalkboard or blackboard. Above the blackboard, Mitchener has written,"For the sake of knowledge - to ward off monotony." He has listed a number of...
  • Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
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  • Gabriel [donkey] will make the present season at my stable
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    Broadsides; Donkeys
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    Broadside advertisement for animal husbandry services. A description of Gabriel, a donkey, is provided.
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • Blue John [a horse] Will stand the present season, one mile from Pleasant Village, Tenn.
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    Broadsides; Horses; Stables
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    Broadside advertisement for animal husbandry services. A description of Blue John, a horse, is provided.
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • New Livery Stable
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    Broadsides; Posters; Stables; Animal housing; Horses
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    Print advertising the opening of a new livery stable in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The owner is E. C. McLaughlin.
  • Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
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  • Oxen led to water
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    Cattle; Carts & wagons; Ox teams; Women; African Americans; Bodies of water
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    A team of yoked oxen in the foreground are led to the water's edge by their African-American handler. A group of women are seated on a wagon bed with a small building in the background.
  • Miers River Photo Collection
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  • Oxen pulling a wagon
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    Cattle; Ox teams; Carts & wagons
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    A team of yoked oxen pulling a wagon, possibly from a river landing. A man is standing nearby.
  • Miers River Photo Collection
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  • Agricultural Circular
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    Circulars; Agricultural productivity
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    Circular distributed by the United States Patent Office in 1851 for the purpose of gathering data on farming practices in the United States.
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • Letter to A. R. Rogers from George Angell
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    Correspondence
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    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...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Mr. Hickey, a veteran trapper
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    Frontier & pioneer life; Trappers; Rifles; Hunting; Fur trade; Firearms; Fur; Animal traps; Men
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    Mr. Hickey, a veteran trapper, is standing holding a rifle in one hand and an animal trap in the other. He is wearing a fur hat.
  • Arts, Crafts & Folklife Photos
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  • Western Pennsylvania Humane Society ambulance
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    Horse teams; Ambulances; Carts & wagons
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    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...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Dr. Jim Key with Beautiful Jim Key
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    Horses; Animal training
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    Doctor William Key with Beautiful Jim Key at an unknown location. A few individuals can be seen in the background, watching.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Beautiful Jim Key with Dr. Key and Monk in front their home in Bedford County, Tennessee
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    Horses; Animal training; Houses; Dogs
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    Dr. William Key stands next to Beautiful Jim Key in front of a large white house, at home in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Monk can be seen on a nearby chair, and another person is sitting in a chair near a door.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Beautiful Jim Key tent
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    Horses; Animal training; Show tents
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    Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent. The sign reads, "Most wonderful horse in the world, Beautiful Jim Key" Another sign is also visible, which reads, "ticket office - Beautiful Jim Key - The Educated Horse." A. R. Rogers took Jim Key all around...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key the Educated Horse
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    Horses; Animal training; Spectators; Show tents
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    Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent and a crowd of visitors. The sign reads, "The Most Wonderful Horse in the World! Beautiful Jim Key Arabian-Hambletonian Hundred Thousand DollarEquine Wonder - his first appearance in Rhode Island - The greatest...
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key filing letters
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    Horses; trained animals
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured filing letters in a postman's cabinet. One of the drawers is open and Jim Key's nose is in the drawer.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection
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  • Jim Key telling time
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    Horses; trained animals
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    Beautiful Jim Key is pictured with his trainer Dr. William Key in front of a clock. The photograph has been enhanced with hand-done detailing in pastels and/or charcoal.
  • The Beautiful Jim Key Collection

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