.69 caliber converted smoothbore converted flintlock, Model 1842, even though dated "1852" on lockplate. Provenance uncertain, could have been used by either side. Found in Crisp home in Raleigh, Shelby County, Tenn.
Correspondence from a soldier to his wife. He writes of the need for news from home. In the upper left hand corner is a depiction entitled "Capitol at Washington" printed by Reagles & Co. of New York. There is mention of Gen. Landers, a Col. Tyler...
War; World War, 1914-1918; Canals; Barracks; Military camps; Officers' quarters; Mess halls
This photograph features the "Dead End" of the Ypres Canal in the foreground of the image. Behind it appears the officers' and noncommissioned officers' billets and the mess hall. The caption reads: "All comforts of home. Roulette, Tea and boating...
Three men stand inside a cave; a dilapidated wooden pen can be seen in front of the cave opening. Two of the men appear to be producer Jesse Lasky and his son. The third man, whose identity is not given, appears to be wearing a hat.
A small one-story frame home with a picket fence in front. Two unidentified men are behind and leaning on the fence. There are three very large trees in front of the fence. Another small home stands at a 45-degree angle behind and to the left of...
Six unidentified persons (three women, one of whom appears to be wearing jodhpurs, and three men) standing on the broad front porch of a large, white, two-story frame home with large chimneys at each end of the building.
A street in Jamestown, Tennessee. Numerous cars are parked on the street in front of shops and businesses. Businesses in the background include Jamestown Soda Pharmacy, Central Drug Company Drug Store, and a bank building. It is labeled as the...
Rear view of two homes at a 45-degree angle to each other. There are three unidentified persons in the photograph (two men and one woman). A picket fence surrounds both homes. One house has a back porch where a man and woman are standing. The other...
Color engraving of Union soldiers being greeted at a plantation home. An African Amreican family can be seen on the right, a group of women and children stand at the top of the stairs of the house.
Woman who is thought to be a former slave taken at the Crockett home in Brentwood, Tennessee. She was called Aunt Sophie. The back of the photograph the following information: "Aunt Sophie at the age of 106; she remembers the War of 1812. Picture...
This page is a poem, "Bars, Inc." written by "Coyle" and dedicated to "Ivan - POW El Grande." The poem or song is about having a bar in every room of the house. Mitchener has drawn a small picture of a bar with a sign "Home Sweet Home" next to it....
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Bedroom in the home of Susie Gentry in Franklin, Tennessee. A canopy bed can be seen. A Swamp Lily patterned quilt is on the bed. There is a chair visible at the foot of the bed and a small night table at its head.
Group of eleven young African American females participating in a demonstration of health care procedures. They are all wearing nurse-type dresses with caps showing the red cross symbol.
