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...
Two Vietnamese women in traditional dress are entering from outside into a dark room. A guard appears outside in the sunlight. The doorway appears to be quite thick. Another female worker appears in the light and is about to be passed in by the...
Fifty-five gallon metal drums are painted with the unit designation "61st MP Det. Security" representing the 61st Military Police Detachment attached to the signal station at Vung Chua. The unit was originally designated the 194th MP company....
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament; Helmets
Two soldiers at the Vung Chua Mountain base. The soldier on the right is wearing a shirt which reads: "Visit fascinating Viet Nam." The soldier on the left is probably departing for home, given the amount of material he is carrying. His souvenirs...
Military vehicles; Cities & towns; Streets; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Several soldiers outfitted with helmets, rifles, and flak vests are riding in a small truck through Qui Nhon on their way back to the military base at Vung Chua Mountain. All but the driver are wearing helmets. They are driving toward a group of...
Strickland's watercolor drawing of the Tomb (Pyramid) of Caius Cestius, showing the pyramid in the foreground. Also shown are the Roman walls, and the Porta San Paolo gates. Also in the foreground is the Protestant Cemetery. Strickland provides...
This page in Mitchener's diary shows three sinks in a bathroom at the POW camp. On the top of the page, he writes, "Pursuit of the daily 'facial'--" Underneath the picture, he has written, "'Thru these pipes pass the coldest water in Germany.'...
This pro-Confederate paper, like many such papers on the run from Federal advance during the war, was published in at least five Southern cities during the Civil War. This issue, printed a month before Appomattox, comes from Montgomery, Ala. x.
This pro-Confederate paper, like many such papers on the run from Federal advance during the war, was published in at least five Southern cities during the Civil War. This issue comes from Atlanta, Ga.
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the interior of a POW barrack. A row of doors can be seen. Mitchener has written, "On the left - the 'little girls' room' - as you enter...The Front Door. The hall is swept, at...
Pro-Confederate newspaper published in Athens, Tenn. Reporting on various war news, mostly from East Tennessee. Reference on front page to the Daily Rebel Banner being published in Shelbyville, Tenn.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Military vehicles
SP4 Thomas W. Page, of Clarksville, TN, leans with his left elbow against a 2 1/2 ton military transport truck in Vietnam. Page was with the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion. In the background is a populated area with a mountain in the distance.
SP4 Christopher Ammons is pictured receiving the Purple Heart for his combat injury. Ammons, left, wears the medal on his uniform and smiles as the officer shakes his hand. All four men in the picture are wearing combat helmets.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Helmets; Military vehicles
Photograph taken behind a group of soldiers preparing to go out on patrol at dusk. All appear to be wearing helmets and M69 flak vests. Several soldiers are carrying M-16 rifles. Two M35 2.5-ton trucks are also visible. The M35 was; nicknamed...
