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- 1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Vounteers of African Descent
- Photographs; Soldiers; Armies; Montages; Military officers
- Composite of the officers of the 1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Volunteers of African Descent, United States Army.
- Civil War Soldier Photographs
- "City of Memphis" at river landing
- Steamboats; Bodies of water; Laborers
- The "City of Memphis" is moored at the shore while cargo is loaded on board via a boom gangplank. Several well dressed men and women seem to be waiting to board. The tall stacks are belching black smoke in preparation for moving. Individuals are...
- Miers River Photo Collection
- "In the Hands of the Enemy" etching
- Black and white etching that pictures a wounded soldier being tended to. Etched by Hamilton, N.A., and painted by Thomas Hoverden, N.A. Copyright, Fishel Adler of Schwartz, N.Y., 1889.
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
- "Keep Our White Schools White"
- Broadsides; Segregation; Integration; Race relations; Discrimination
- Broadside announcing an upcoming lecture on the desegregation of schools in Nashville.
- Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
- A Pound Entertainment
- Broadsides
- Broadside advertising "a grand pound entertainment" presented by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in an unspecified place.
- Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
- Alvin C. York story -- a veteran of many shoots
- Rural areas; Country life; Rifles
- An older man is wearing glasses, a large hat, bib overalls, and a leather jacket. He stands holding a long rifle in his left hand, and a leather satchel and powder horn slung under right arm.
- Alvin C. York
- Alvin C.York story -- most picturesque man present
- Rural areas; Country life; Rifles
- A very tall, smiling, middle-aged man from one side. He is wearing a shirt and bib overalls and carries a long rifle over his left shoulder and a canvas satchel and powder horn under his right arm. Seven other men are visible as well.
- Alvin C. York
- Ambrotype of William H. Merriman
- Merriman was from Hawkins County, Tennessee, and served in Co. B., 60th Tennessee Volunteers. He was captured at Big Black River, Mississippi, and held at Point Lookout, Maryland, as a prisoner of war. Later he enlisted in the Union army to fight...
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
- Andrew Jackson
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Flags; Eagles; Symbols; Presidents
- Stamped black and white oval image of Andrew Jackson surrounded by color American Flag and gold eagle. Also includes very brief biographical information of Andrew Jackson. Flag and eagle are embossed.
- Tennessee Postcard Collection
- Apauly Tustennuggee
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- Auditorium and Commerce Building
- Centennial celebrations; Exhibitions; Anniversaries; Commemorations; Exhibition buildings; Exhibit booths; Auditoriums; Concert halls; Social & civic facilities
- Mounted black and white photograph of the Auditorium and the Commerce Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- Bandstand near the Rialto
- Centennial celebrations; Exhibitions; Fairs; Gazebos; Bands; Bandstands
- Black and white photograph showing the Tennessee Centennial Exposition bandstand. In the background is the Rialto.
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- Beaded black velvet purse
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
- Bells Consolidated Rosenwald School
- Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932; School buildings - Tennessee
- Side view of Bells Consolidated Rosenwald School in Crockett County. The prim-looking white schoolhouse has multiple windows and is set in a withered cornfield.
- Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
- Black mourning hat
- Handmade by a professional hatmaker.
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
- Black tenant agreement
- Landlord & tenant relations; Sharecroppers
- Contract between Castor Sawyer of Williamson County (Tenn.) and Freeman Green in which Sawyer agreed to furnish land to Green for cultivation while Green is obligated to give Sawyer one-third of his agricultural output.
- Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
- Bucks Chapel Colored School
- Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
- Front view of Bucks Chapel School in Crockett County. This wooden building is constructed of unpainted horizontal boards. Two slender cut tree trunks support the front porch.
- Early 20th Century Schoolhouses
- Captain Henry H. George with his war dog, Fritz
- War; World War, 1914-1918; Dogs; Military officers; Uniforms; Military personnel; Campaigns & battles
- The caption reads, "Capt. George of "C" Co. and "Fritz." Fritz was captured from the German at Busigny. Besides his three service stripes he has a wound stripe for a gassing. They are standing in front of a fence. Houses are visible behind the...
- Tennessee in World War I
- Carte de visite of an unidentified woman
- Unidentified bust portrait of a woman with a black necklace
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
- Carte-de-visite of Zina B. Chatfield
- Head and shoulders portrait of Zina B. Chatfield (1828-1923). N. H. Black, photographer. Chatfield enlisted in Co. A, 4th Minn. Inf. Regt. on September 27, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Co. F., U. S. Colored Troops, 58th Inf. Regt., on...
- Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee