Mary Camp Webster, wife of Richard Cross Gordon, standing with a parasol in hand. She was born on November 16, 1840, and died on May 16, 1935. She married Richard Cross Gordon on August 20, 1863. She lived in Cross Bridges and Columbia area, Maury...
Head and shoulders of Mary Camp Webster, wife of Richard Cross Gordon, a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Tennessee Infantry. She was born on November 16, 1840, and died on May 16, 1935. She married Richard Cross Gordon on August 20, 1863. She lived...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Newsletters
Cover of Civilian Conservation Corps publication, "Wilderness Messenger," Volume 1, Number 3, from Camp Wiley Post, F Company, 4494-15. The publication features a line drawing of a biplane.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
A small ensemble of musicians from Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1466, Camp Sam Houston. The instruments featured include a trombone, snare drum, guitar, saxophone, tuba, upright piano, and a washboard.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
A flag raising at the barracks of Camp Sam Houston features a row of men facing the flag as it is raised in the center of the camp. The photograph was taken as the flag was being raised so the flag is blurry in the image.
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; Basketball; Athletes
Civilian Conservation Corps company's eleven-member basketball team also features a man in a suit and another in a military-style uniform. The team is photographed in two rows: seven men stand in the rear, and the remaining four team members and...
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.
Black and white photograph of the Rialto Bridge across Lake Watauga located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. Passing under the bridge is a gondola.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Certificate acknowledging Charles Edward Rutherford's promotion to Assistant Leader for Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 417, by Joseph C. Matthews, Jr., Captain 321st Infantry, Commanding Compay 417, Civilian Conservation Corps.
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Letter from Robert Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, explaining the strategic value of East Tennessee and the likelihood of a Union invasion. He implores his father to leave Cleveland, Tennessee, and flee south to Georgia before such a raid...
