1st Lt. W. P. Anthony, Co. C, 30th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, wrote to his wife Bettie Anderson of Hartsville, Tenn. from Johnson's Island Prison in Lake Erie, Ohio, sharing news about prison life and family. The envelope has examiner markings from the...
Angled view of the U.S. Government Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The building stood close to the main entrance of the grounds near Lake Katherine. The building, with classical style architecture, had the form of a cross. The...
Black and white photograph of the Illinois Building, located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. In the foreground is a lake.
Black and white photograph of the Negro Building, located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. In front of the building is Lake Watauga.
Black and white photograph of the Rialto Bridge across Lake Watauga located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. Passing under the bridge is a gondola.
Centennial Park, showing the construction process and a general view of Lake Watauga and Lily Lake. The Auditorium, Parthenon, Flagstaff, Administration Building, Commerce Building, and Transportation Building are pictured. Scaffolding is erected...
Front and side view of the Minerals & Forestry Building, Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The Roman-Doric architectural style is clearly shown. In the foreground can be seen Lake Watauga with a small boat on the water.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) items in wooden frame. The most striking is a veteran's medal made with a silk U.S. flag suspended from a spread-eagle pin. A five-pointed star hangs from the flag. Also included are two GAR buttons, a GAR cap...
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) pin attached to a silk ribbon. Printed on it are crossed U. S. flags and "E. D. Baker, Post No. 80, Storm Lake, Iowa." Gold fringe on bottom. Round GAR button, affixed at center of ribbon, is printed with the words,...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes about his plans to send her $15,000 in U.S. Treasury notes to invest in real estate to curb currency depreciation and insure...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes that he has not heard from his wife or children since August. He desires to know whether Mary has received the $15,000 in...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife, Mary, in Maury County, Tennessee. He is concerned that his letters are not reaching her, and he observes, "What is property or anything else compared to one's...
The Machinery Building, also called Machinery Hall, at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The architectural style was an example of Greek Doric and served as a perfect complement to the Parthenon, which appeared on the opposite...
