Guitars; Music; Singers; Pianos; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph shows twelve individuals, five of whom appear to be performing. (None are identified in the photograph.) A barn faade is in the background with a sign over the doors reading, "WSM Grand Ole Opry." The back of a audience member's head...
General stores; Inclined planes; Laborers; Waterfronts; Barrels; City & town life; African Americans
Town along the river is featured with two African-American workers rolling barrels along a loading ramp. William A. Lueders General Merchandise Store, storage barn, and other buildings appear in the background. The William A. Lueders General...
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Dual photograph featuring two images of the wheat threshing equipment that was owned by George Whiteside of Swan Creek. A number of farm workers are pictured circulating between the thresher and the mule-drawn wagons of wheat.
Two Vietnamese women in traditional dress are entering from outside into a dark room. A guard appears outside in the sunlight. The doorway appears to be quite thick. Another female worker appears in the light and is about to be passed in by the...
UCV reunion medal, Nashville, June 22-28, 1897. Gold-colored shield suspended from bar marked "SOUVENIR." The shield displays crossed U.S. and Stars and Bars flags. Reunion was held during the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Medal is thought to...
Fifty-five gallon metal drums are painted with the unit designation "61st MP Det. Security" representing the 61st Military Police Detachment attached to the signal station at Vung Chua. The unit was originally designated the 194th MP company....
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament; Helmets
Two soldiers at the Vung Chua Mountain base. The soldier on the right is wearing a shirt which reads: "Visit fascinating Viet Nam." The soldier on the left is probably departing for home, given the amount of material he is carrying. His souvenirs...
Music; Guitars; Singers; Music halls; Musicians; Concerts
Photograph of two unidentified men with guitars performing on stage. A barn faade is in the background with a partially visible "WSM Grand Ole Opry" sign over the doors. Several men are also visible. One appears to be playing a piano and two more...
Military vehicles; Cities & towns; Streets; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Several soldiers outfitted with helmets, rifles, and flak vests are riding in a small truck through Qui Nhon on their way back to the military base at Vung Chua Mountain. All but the driver are wearing helmets. They are driving toward a group of...
A man, woman, and three children barter for goods at the Butler and Householder Rolling Store. The woman holds a chicken in her hand. Above the cab of the truck sits a chicken coop.
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...
