William Strickland's sketch of the wheel and flange of the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows details of the metalwork used in securing the rails. Dimensions of the various bolts and nuts are shown.
William Strickland's sketch of the ground plan of framings used in the construction of the Great Western Railway. Strickland provides dimensions of the structural frame.
William Strickland's sketch of a steam locomotive belonging to the Great Western Railway. Included are Strickland's written dimensions and details concerning the steam engine.
This 1890 circular, put together by Land and Immigrant Agent W.M. Janes under the auspices of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Land and Emigrant Department, focuses on iron ore lands along the L& N in Tennessee and Kentucky counties...
Composite photographs; Portrait photographs; Memorial works
Surviving staff of Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry unit are featured in composite form; oval images of Charles Anderson, J. B. Cowan, George Dashiel, Samuel Donelson, W. M. Forrest, and John W. Morton surround the central photo...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Parrish's camp was constructed outside the city limits at the time, but would be inside the city limits today. They could walk to town and go to movies. He also attended night school at Clarksville High School, which was permitted in the Civilian...
One-page list of December 1864 purchases by the United States through Assistant Quartermaster Captain William Alonzo Wainwright from J. W. Wilson and Company of Nashville. Checks and notations added to the purchase order for cooking, camp, and...
One-page list of December 1864 hardware purchases by the United States through its Quartermaster's Department from the Alexander Fall business of Nashville. Pencil checks and notations added to the purchase order reveal the careful scrutiny of...
Letter from Benjamin C. Card, Quartermaster General, directing Mr. A. M. Hughes on how Wingate T. Robinson can apply for further compensation for Robinson's service as a spy for General Crook.
Account Form No. 22 from the United States Army Quartermaster to Private B. P. Pool of Company A, 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, for extra duty service as a wagoner for ninety-one days- September, October, and November of 1862- at twenty-five...
Railroads; Railroad construction & maintenance; Construction; Embankments
A pen and ink sketch of a transverse view of an embankment on the Great Western Railway. The sketch shows Strickland's descriptions of the details used in the erection of railroad embankments.
