Inside of a Civilian Conservation Corps barracks at Powell's Station, Tennessee. Foot lockers are at the foot of each bunk. Laundry bags, containing dirty clothes, hang from the walls.; Many of the bunks are arranged with alternating feet and...
View of the front and side entrances to Shady Valley School in Johnson County. A group of five unidentified individuals is shown sitting on the steps of the side entrance.
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.
A wooden sign attached to a carved log post built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Picket State Park. The sign reads, "Fires Decrease Wealth." A wooden fence can be seen in the background in front of a heavily forested area.
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
Yearbook of the Company 420, Tennessee SP-12 in District C of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Bristol, Tennessee. There is a history of Company 420, as well as photographs of of the camp facilities and activities, including the mess hall,...
Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
"Jimmy Criddle P-10 mechanic & Negro C. C. C. boys working on Chev. truck; Automotive Instruction - J. M. Criddle, Otto Haslbauer with Negro CCC boys." is written on the back of the photograph.
Soldiers; Marching; Farms; Mules; Dogs; Swine; Roosters; Arrivals & departures; Families; Farewells; World War, 1914-1918
Comical drawing in which a soldier with rifle on his shoulder marches off to World War I down a dirt road and leaves in the background mother, father, sweetheart, a dog, and a mule sticking its head out of a barn. American flags are being waved by...
One sheet of typed paper containing the training schedule, special orders, and sick report of the Second Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard for their March 1943 maneuvers at Camp Forrest.
"Jimmie Driver and his Tennessee Playboys" band. Pictured are three guitar players, one fiddle player, one banjo player, a harmonica player, and a spoons player with each holding his instrument. The caption on the front of the photograph...
Upon enlisting in the Civilian Conservation Corps you're supposed to stay 6 months, and most stayed 6 months. They were supposed to discharge a camp member after 2 years. Because of the work he was doing and his position as Civilian Conservation...
