The illustration on page 28 is identified as Figure 13. It is a line drawing of the tunnel complex around Ben Cat. Below the drawing is a textual explanation of the origin of the information (September 1965) and an expanded description of the...
Legislative bodies; Politics & government; Capitols; Government facilities; Rotundas
A pen and ink drawing of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The drawing shows both houses of Congress and the rotunda before the dome was built. The caption reads: "The Capitol, Washington D.C. where Andrew Jackson sat as U.S....
A pen and ink drawing of the 1861 postage stamp honoring Andrew Jackson. The authentic stamp is surrounded by the drawing. The caption reads: "Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the U.S.A.,1829-1837. Postage Stamp with Portrait of Andrew Jackson...
A color drawing of the front of and side view of the Parthenon building at the 1897 Tennessee Centenial Exposition. The drawing is embellished by figures of urns, torches, flowers, ribbons, and musical instruments. Notation indicates "Official...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of several POW barracks within the camp. He has written, "An important item on the top of the page. Below is his drawing of the camp, "The Cook Shack." He includes information...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the toilet facilities at the camp. On the top of the page, he has written, "The Germans had a name for it. 'Abort' ---" Underneath the drawing, he has written, "Busy Corner (3...
Barbed wire; Prisoners; Military personnel; Tree stumps; Trees; Fences
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of two men trying to remove tree stumps from the ground at the prison camp. He has written, "In order that there be parade grounds" on the top of the page. Underneath the drawing,...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the showers at the POW camp. On the top of the image, he has written, "For 'cleanliness is next to godliness.'" Underneath the drawing, he has mentioned that the shower room is...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a group of prisoners who are passing time by playing cards. They are sitting next to a heating stove that, according to Mitchener, has a six-foot radius. He writes,"There's at...
This page is blank except for a drawing of a military tank that has been cut out from another sheet of paper and placed in the diary. Underneath the tank, Mitchener has written, "From the West" and "Lt. Hardy A. Mitchener." In addition to the...
The illustration on page 27 is identified as Figure 12. It is a line drawing illustrating the manner in which Viet-Cong (VC) villages were typically fortified. Labeled on the illustration include the following: tunnels, a booby trap, a man trap, a...
Military training; Military maneuvers; Military headquarters; Military uniforms; Military rations; Sutlers
Color lithograph of the 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, in camp before the battle of Shiloh. The lithograph is based on a drawing by a soldier in the regiment. Pictured are tents, military equipment, and soldiers involved in various activities,...
Wax drawing of Union veteran, Newton Worth Narramore, Company E, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry Volunteers. Narramore was from Bledsoe County and is buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dunlap, Tennessee.
Pen and ink drawing of antebellum home on Old Salem Road in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown owned this home. It was built by Thomas Blanks Turner and was surrounded by a Federal encampment during the Civil War.
Hand-drawn ink & watercolor of Rock Island Prison by J. M. Breeding. Possibly created for Christian Buhler, who was in the prison for 17 months and 12 days in Barracks #5. Drawing shows barracks, stockade & parapets, horses, guards, a burial...
Pen and ink drawing (possibly lithograph) of Cumberland Gap camp showing the Cumberland Gap from the south and the encampment of 14th United States Infantry Regiment, under General George W. Morgan.
