Certificate declaring that W. Warren Johnson has destroyed 300 bales of cotton weighing 400 pounds and belonging to J. B. Berry on May 4, 1862, by order of General P. G. T. Beauregard and Major General T. C. Hindman. Attested to by Will Williams...
Newspaper clipping declaring "Saturday Tag Day for York." The article announces that all Nashvillians will have an opportunity to help the hero by giving money to a fund which would pay the mortgage on the York farm. The article includes a list of...
Newspaper clipping requesting donations to pay off the $12,500 mortgage of the farm purchased by the Nashville Rotary Club and presented to Alvin York for his exploits in World War I. It encourages everyone to make a donation to York, declaring...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Advertising -- Forest fire prevention; Fire prevention
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.
