A stone monument shown behind an iron fence and gate. The inscription on this sketch states that this was the site of the Crawford Home, Lancaster County, S. C., where Andrew Jackson was reared. This item was a part of a collection owned by Mr. and...
Large two-story house with columns across the front. There appears to be a man and a dog walking in front. It is part of the collection of Mr. W. H. Braden of Natchez, Mississippi.
Etching of the City Hotel, New York, where a grand ball was given for General Jackson on February 22, 1819. This item is a part of the New York Historical Society collections.
Displays routes and distances of major cities from the departure point of the stage from Abingdon, Virginia. Smaller towns and communities near those cities are also listed with the additional mileage that would be required to reach them. These...
Satirical essay by anti-prohibitionists listing the "ten commandments" of prohibitionists, claiming all prohibitionists to be "rich," "hypocrites," usurpers," and "misleaders." The essay implies that the writers speak for the "poor" and adhere to...
Black and white photograph of the front entrance of Gorman & Boone's Arena of Wild and Trained Animals at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. People are standing at the entrance. A carriage is located in the foreground.
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Map showing the proposed route of the Memphis-Nashville-Bristol Highway to be constructed 1911-1913. The map shows all the counties of Tennessee with their county seats, as well as the major railroads through Tennessee. There are advertisements...
Map of Haywood County (Tenn.) showing the original land grants and entries formerly of Haywood County but now a part of Crockett County (Tenn.). Names of grant holders are given. Prepared from Haywood County records by J. D. Anthony.
A map of the Tennessee government, formerly part of North Carolina taken chiefly from surveys by Genel. D. Smith and others. J.T. Scott, sculptor. American Edition of Guthrie's Geographical.
A circa 1800 French map titled "Carte de la Partie Meridionale des Etats-Unis" (Map of the Southern Part of the United States). Shows state boundaries and major roads, towns, mountains, rivers of the southeastern United States.
White-bearded stout man wearing captain's hat and sitting in a chair on the Texas deck of the steamboat "City of Memphis". The Texas Deck, a long and narrow cabin for officers, was located on a raised section over the skylights of a steamboat....
Substanial two-story brick building with domed cupola. Round windows complement the six-sided lower part of dome. Three narrow arched windows and large arched front door are symmetrically placed along facade. Four stone Ionic columns grace the...
Six women and two men, probably passengers, are posing in front of smokestacks on the deck of a steamboat. The Texas deck can be seen at far right in the background. This steamboat is most likely the "City of Memphis."
This page in Mitchener's diary shows the oncoming Russian advance into Poland and Germany in January 1945. It is captioned,"From Memel to Budapest" and "Uncle Joe Moves Again." The diarist has drawn a calendar with the date January 12 circled as...
This page has a Christmas program taped to it. The program reads, "Christmas Time Sagan, Germany, 1944." On the top of the page, Mitchener has written, "Our Entertainment - Yuletide --"The remainder of the program is on the following page.
This is another page of the Christmas program that was given to the POWs at Stalag Luft III in 1944. It includes a dedication page that reads, "The Senior American Officer extends very cordial season's greetings to all officers and men under his...
