Silver and glass relish dish and tongs from the family of Richard England. The silver is plated with designs and the glass is engraved with a woman and cherub. "Middletown plate" is engraved on the bottom of the silver plate. Family legend states...
Lead crystal bottles that were buried when the Federal forces arrived near Early Grove, Mississippi, located on the Tennessee - Mississippi border below Moscow, Tennessee.
Pvt. Robert A. Cheatham served in Co. C, 1st Tenn. (Feilds') Inf. Regt., CSA, during the Civil War. Based on the uniform, it is an early war image, unusual for the 'C' on his cap. Calvert, a Nashville photographer, reproduced this image as a glass...
Civil War era field glasses made in Paris, France. The following markings are visible on the field glasses: Vendome, Paris; Day & Night; Signal Glass. The item may have been issued to the signal specialist working for Union forces.
Front view of the Woman's Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The building was somewhat modeled after Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage. In addition, the building also had features of Grecian architecture. Eight massive columns...
Group of five men standing beneath a shelter filling glass bottles with water from a well. Some of the men appear to be African Americans and there is a young boy in the background.
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Front view of a weathered wood building. Several panes of glass appear to be broken or missing from the windows. A single water pump stands in the front yard. The building is surrounded by crops and wire fencing. "Old Eldridge White School -...
