Three page letter begins, "This is our eighth day in the boonies, and tomorrow we might go back to Lai Khe." He writes of having been a squad leader for several days now ("8 men including myself") because of the illness of another sergeant.
Letter from Chistopher Ammons tells about having seven men killed, including their company commander, and one wounded in a Claymore attack during a patrol. "They killed Capt. Tellers, a Capt. From intel[l]igence, a Capt. From mortar platoon, 3...
A design drawing of the landscape and buildings of the "Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb" by Marr & Holman and Barber & McMurry. Sections of the image are labeled, "Superintendent's residence" in the bottom left, "Dormitory for little boys"...
A design drawing of the landscape and buildings of the "Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb. Island Home. Knoxville, Tenn." by Marr & Holman and Barber & McMurry. Sections of the image are labeled: "Supt's Residence" in the bottom left, "Little...
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of wooden barrack #170. Mitchener describes his quarters as including ten rooms, housing 8-14 men each. He writes,"Constructed of wood, plaster, and tarpaper - a few bolts - a...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the food supply area at the camp. On the top, he has written,"And any army travels on its stomach any stomach" On the counter, he has drawn a posted sign listing the specials of...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of the food closet. A number of cups are hanging from the wall, and a pitcher is on the floor. Mitchener writes, "As you enter the room - life's sustinence (sic) compartment...The...
This page in Mitchener's diary shows a bedroom in what appears to be a private home. One prisoner can be seen by the bed, resting. Mitchener writes,"About thirteen hours later & 29 km. -- 'Resting a Bit' - In the hamlet of Freiwaldau, the caravan...
This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of the kitchen, in which a large cooking stove is pictured. On top of this image, he has written a number of commonly used phrases, including,"shut the d - ' door!" and "The skillet's dirty again!"...
Barbed wire; Tables; Stools; Blackboards; Prisoners; Military personnel; Books
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a POW writing lessons on a chalkboard or blackboard. Above the blackboard, Mitchener has written,"For the sake of knowledge - to ward off monotony." He has listed a number of...
Broadside program for a dinner honoring Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) featuring a steamship's wheel with the titles of Twain's writings, images of steamships, a writer's quill, and a photograph of Twain with a "Lotos" flower. It also...
Downtown aerial view of Clarksville, Tennessee showing rooftops of buildings, including churches and businesses. The streets are shown with cars travelling on a beautiful sunlit day with plenty of foliage visible.
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows calendar images, each with a particular date enlarged and circled. He has drawn images next to the calendar pages, including a picture of a track and field athlete, a soldier, a minstrel...
The image is of a reddish hue and pictures Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The text indicates that this is where Andrew Jackson represented Tennessee from 1796 to 1798 as Congressman and Senator. The print was inspired by an image from the...
Mounted black and white photograph of an arbor at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. In the background is a view of the Westside Clubhouse for visitors.
