Four African-American men relax on the deck of a riverboat. The man in front wears blue jeans, vest, coat, and boots. The man in back wears overalls and a plaid shirt. Visible in the background are stacked wooden boxes.
A waterfront view showing three African American men. One man sits at the edge of the river near a mule-powered ferry. The second man is on the ferry with two mules. The third man sits above the bank on a cliff. Rocks, driftwood and a large iron...
Four men, three of them American American, load and unload goods at a river landing. The men are using a gangplank to access the riverboat. One man holds chickens and a package in his hand. A riverboat captain stands in the background.
Alex Occoma, a 100-year-old Cherokee Indian, standing on a hillside. He wears patched and torn overalls and shirt and is leaning on a pole or long stick. Mountains visible in the background.
Alvin York (center) standing with film producer Jesse Lasky (right of York) and his son Jesse Jr. (left of York) in front of a building in Jamestown, Tennessee. Two other men can be seen talking to the left of York and his associates, and a man...
Sculpture; Public sculpture; Monuments & memorials; Capitols; Soldiers; Firearms; Uniforms
The Alvin C. York Memorial on the southeast corner of the State Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee. York, wearing a World War I uniform, is aiming a rifle; the Tennessee State Capitol is visible in the background.
A street in Jamestown, Tennessee. Numerous cars are parked on the street in front of shops and businesses. Businesses in the background include Jamestown Soda Pharmacy, Central Drug Company Drug Store, and a bank building. It is labeled as the...
Alvin C. York standing with four other men. The man to York's right is Jesse Lasky, legendary film producer, who was the primary producer for the 1941 film, "Sergeant York," about York's exploits in the First World War. Lasky's son, Jesse Jr.,...
Laborers; African Americans; City & town life; Inclined planes; General stores
African American men shown on either side of chute or ramp which is positioned into a warehouse, perhaps waiting for products which will be sent down the trough. This building was probably a general store. Individuals, are positioned in the...
Military officers; Military uniforms; Militias; Military life; Military facilities; Military exchanges; Universities & colleges
Brig. General Jacob M. Dickinson visiting with a clerk at the Officers' Post Exchange at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. In the background are well-stocked shelves showing items available to officers.
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Simple wooden structure with four windows and one door visible. The building is located on an empty plot of land with grass and a few trees in the background.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Basketball; Athletes
The five-member Camp Sam Houston basketball team and another man, presumably the coach. The player in the middle holds a basketball. Camp buildings are visible in the background.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Camps -- Food Service
The dining area at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Sam Houston. Multiple tables with place settings are visible. The kitchen and serving area are also visible in the background. The central room heating furnace is also featured.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Camp sites, facilities, etc.; Recreation -- Equipment and supplies
The interior of the recreation hall at Camp Sam Houston. Two ping pong tables can be seen in the center of the room. Card tables line the walls, and an empty stage is visible in the background.
Education; Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Front and side views of a white wood frame schoolhouse on a concrete foundation. It has a covered front porch and multiple windows along the side. Two outbuildings and a pile of lumber can be seen in the background.
