American or French sword. Predates Civil War. Non-standard sword. Handle is mother of pearl with eagle's head. Has Marshall markings on it. Possibly imported.
Shadow box containing 2 bullets and a sash buckle with a flower stamped on it. One of the bullets is a .73 caliber and the other is a C.S. Gardner with an insert. The sash buckle is a C.S. sash buckle with a flower stamped in the metal. The...
Letter from Benjamin Yarbrough to his wife Mary Jane. He states that he left his camp to visit home but returned without trouble and "they never said a thing" about it. He also comments on the amount of money he will send home. Flag stationary.
Silver spoon that belonged to the Thornton family of Barnesville, Georgia. According to family legend, the spoon was part of a set that was buried to prevent Gen. Sherman and his troops from taking it. The silver was distributed among family...
According to family history, this drum may have been carried by a member of the Worrell family of Haywood (later Crockett) County during the Civil War. The drum has an eagle and a red, white, and blue crest painted upon it. The head and skins are...
Special Orders No. 54 appointing a military commission to convene at the Pulaski courthouse for "the trial of persons as may be properly brought before it." Maj. C. H. Bures, 16th Ill. Cav., Capt. Erwin Ellis, 8th Mich. Cav., Capt. Joseph Hasty,...
Powder horn belonging to James Turnbow. The horn has Turnbow's name, "LA," and date "1863" etched onto it. Turnbow served in Voorhee's 48th Tennessee Infantry. Turnbow was born and died in Lewis County, Tennessee.
Photograph of a stone carving on the front of the Ryman Auditorium reading "Union Gospel Tabernacle 1891" reflecting the building's original name. The carving is framed by a gothic-inspired faux-window frame.
The interior of the Ryman Auditorium showing the stage. Large oval signs on either side of the stage reads, "WSM Grand Ole Opry," as does a podium at stage left (house right). A stained-glass-inspired set piece is seen center stage near two pianos,...
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Small house at left later (1905) became the home of Congregation Sherith Israel, also known as the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. The photograph appears to have been taken in the winter as the trees are...
Program for the Nashville City School Teachers Association variety show entitled "School Daze," presented as part of the National Education Association (NEA) centennial.
Exterior of the Ryman Auditorium. Signs for WSM Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, and National Life & Accident Insurance Company can be seen on the building's exterior.; On an adjacent building are signs for Allright Auto Park, Opry Park, and...
Auditoriums; Historic buildings; Concert halls; Architectural elements; Stone carving
Ryman Auditorium, exterior view, front, from southwest. Signs near building advertise Pizza +, the Drake Motel, Opry Tours (tickets inside), WSM Grand Ole Opry, and National Life and Accident Insurance. Also visible are the chimney of the...
Ryman Auditorium interior, from Hardeman's Tabernacle Sermons, Volume 1, by N. B. Hardeman, image facing page 15. The full congregation can be seen in the balcony and the floor with several individuals on the railed stage in the center. The...
A photograph of the "Nashville Tabernacle" in the May 1897, Volume V, Number 5, of the Confederate Veteran magazine. Text beneath the image states that the 7th reunion of the United Confederate Veterans is to be held there June 22-24, 1897. Text...
