The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early into the construction of the facilities. The frames of construction sites can be seen, one centrally in the photo, another on the right. A stack of building supplies on the left near a small...
Studio portrait of Oliver Rodgers, Co. G, 44th Ill. Vol. Inf., USA, wearing uniform and kepi. His cheeks are hand-tinted, and his left hand rests inside his frock coat at chest level. Rodgers enlisted in Chicago and fought at Perryville, Stones...
Postcard with an image of Confederate veteran Sgt. Isaac A. Shoun (1843-1923), 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, and Will Greever on the L & N railway on their way to the St. Louis World's Fair. The back of the card reads in part, "Dear Sarahwill leave...
Image of J. B. Killebrew taken from the book, "Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee." The photograph was taken in 1871. The photo was taken in Nashville and the photographer was R. Poole. Killebrew appears to be middle-aged, and is wearing a...
Advertisement for a lecture by three-term governor Bob Taylor to be held at the Opera House. A publicity photo of Taylor occupies most of the space, with the notation that the event is produced under the exclusive direction of the Rice Bureau.
Scrapbook page featuring William Henry Fort, Jr. and his girlfriend Marguerite. Includes cropped photos of Fort and Marguerite at left and right, with captions "The Sunday After Initiation" and "Ain't She Sweet." Center image shows a photo of the...
Men; Women; Soldiers; Heroes; Families; Porches; Government officials
The Fentress County Draft Board meets with two families. In the photo are Major Hilton Butler (seated on porch) and Sergeant Alvin C. York (making gestures with his hand).
The Mark Twain Hotel in Jamestown, Tennessee. The hotel is a two-story building with a veranda/balcony on the first and second floors. A row of cars is parked in front of the building and a house can be seen in the background. The site is...
Eleven men standing in the woods, many holding muzzle-loading long rifles. In the center of the photo, film producer Jesse Lasky stands on the left; Alvin York stands on the right holding his rifle.
Grand Ole Opry cast on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The sign in the back reads "WSM Home of Grand Ole Opry." A sign advertising the National Life and Accident Insurance Company also hangs behind the stage.
Photo taken from the audience level of a performance at the Ryman by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys. Audience, stage, backstage, electronics, and advertisements are all in view.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Cities & towns
SGT Chris Ammons in front of the Presidential Palace in Saigon. The palace sits behind rows of barbed wire and a high iron fence. Vietnamese citizens on scooters are ride by in the street. Vietnamese guards and a jeep are stationed in front of the...
Confederate veteran Victor Vallette appears in a seated position wearing a Confederate uniform. According to family friend and photograph donor Emma I. Sloan, the uniform was obtained for the photo from John P. Hickman during Vallette's 1910...
Composite photographs; Portrait photographs; Memorial works
Surviving staff of Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry unit are featured in composite form; oval images of Charles Anderson, J. B. Cowan, George Dashiel, Samuel Donelson, W. M. Forrest, and John W. Morton surround the central photo...
Three-quarter length portrait of Henry Howe Cook. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Photo of Henry Howe Cook, Soldier of the C.S.A. in the War of the 1860's. He was later Chancellor of Davidson and Williamson Counties. He was born...
Military headquarters; Log cabins; Military officers; Military uniforms
Union General Joseph Hooker with generals and staff. Hooker appears as the central figure (Number 3); Number 2 is General Daniel Butterfield; Number 1 is General John W. Geary; and Number 4 is General William G. Le Duc. A Capt. Hall and Capt....
