A man with a long stick (4 or more feet) in his hands sits on the stoop of a rough wooden cabin. He wears frayed and patched overalls with a shirt, suit jacket, and hat. A small blond boy between 6 and 8 is standing on the ground near the left...
A man with a long stick (4 or more feet) in his hands sits on the stoop of a rough wooden cabin. He wears frayed and patched overalls with a shirt, suit jacket, and hat. His left shoe appears to be untied.
A woman standing in front of a clapboard building. She wears a dotted dress, white shoes, and a dark jacket. The caption on the reverse side of the photograph describes her as a "demure little mountain maid."
An older man is wearing glasses, a large hat, bib overalls, and a leather jacket. He stands holding a long rifle in his left hand, and a leather satchel and powder horn slung under right arm.
An older Vietnamese man in a military boonie hat and black jacket who worked on the signal base on Vung Chua Mountain, probably as a grass-cutter. He wears a white shirt under his jacket and is smiling.
Cabinet card of Sgt. Robert Caruthers Maupin, Co. F, 5th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, standing in uniform with one hand tucked into his jacket. The son of Robert B. Maupin and Nancy Wood Maupin, Robert Caruthers fought for the Union against his brother,...
Mountains; Military facilities; Trucks; Cities & towns
Eight soldiers posing in and around a truck in Qui Nhon. Chris Ammons is standing in the center wearing glasses, helmet, and flak jacket. Other soldiers wear hats, helmets, or no headgear at all. Only one carries an M16.
Half-length tintype portrait of George A. Nichols (1845-1914) after losing his left eye at the Battle of Shiloh. He wears a civilian white shirt and dark jacket. The photograph is set in a decorative gilt gold frame.
Photograph of Confederate veteran, Jesse Armistead Short in uniform and hat. Short is standing with one hand resting on a round side table. A Southern Cross pin adorns his jacket.
Pvt. Joe Paxton Lyle, Co. D, 63rd Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, wore this Confederate shell jacket. The buttons indicate artillery, though Lyle did not serve in artillery. The jacket is Richmond Depot issue. Lyle fought at the Battle of the Crater, was...
Soldiers; Heroes; Men; Military uniforms; Correspondence; Neckwear; Hats
Sergeant Alvin C. York (1889-1964) sitting on some wooden steps reading a letter. He wears his military uniform, with hat and boots, but is not wearing his jacket. He has a striped tie. Text beneath the picture comments on York's desire for money...
Sergeant Alvin C. York is shown laughing at some remark made by J. R. Hull (uncle of Cordell Hull) at the Fentress County draft office in Jamestown. York is in a business suit and Mr. Hull is shown in a denim jacket and wearing a leather mitten.
Sgt. Alvin C. York is shown laughing at some remark made by J. R. Hull (uncle of Cordell Hull) at the draft office in Jamestown, Fentress County. Sergeant York is in a business suit and Mr. Hull is shown in a denim jacket and wearing a leather...
Three women standing in front of a clapboard building. The woman on the left wears a dotted dress, sweater, and hat. The woman in the center wears a dotted dress, white shoes, and a dark jacket. The woman on the right wears a flowered dress,...
