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.
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...
Angled view of the Transportation Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Constructed in the Italian Renaissance style, the building had a very simplistic appearance. A gazebo stands in the forefront.
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...
An exterior view of the Children's Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, which was located beside the Gourd Arbor. The building was a two-story structure with Rococo style architecture.
Front view of the Auditorium at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, which had Colonial style architecture. It had a one-hundred and forty foot high square tower and four porticoes on the corners of the building.
Two-page letter to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville, Elisha W. Harris writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of attending a local political meeting. He details the zest the crowd displays for politics and the presidential...
Eyeglasses and case belonging to William H. Vaughn, born in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. Style of glasses became popular in the late 1850s. Vaughn was a member of Company A, 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
Hotel tap bell. This bell is reported to be the same style bell as the bell used at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil War. The Galt House was a meeting place for Federal generals during the Civil War. Brig. Gen. Jefferson...
Red and white Whig's Defeat quilt. The quilt was found in a house built by Daniel Cleage. A label on the back of the quilt reads "Mrs. C. A. Beard, Athens, Tennessee." A single letter E is stitched on the quilt top in black thread. C. A....
Framed United Confederate Veterans (UCV) reunion flag. Confederate "battle flag" style, cotton fabric. Thread is of 3-ply mercerized cotton. This type of sewing was not used until early 20th century.
Artist Charles Niehaus executed this study in painted plaster, 3.4 inches x 2.37 inches x 2.43 inches, of Forrest's head for the statue eventually cast and placed in Forrest Park in Memphis, Tenn. The hair style in this model is different from that...
Cavalry saber and scabbard, manufacturer unknown, likely European. Saber made in a British style just prior to the war (most were manufactured post-war). It could have come through the blockade for use in the Civil War. Possible attribution, 1st...
Nan Ross standing in front of a Crazy quilt. The quilt was made between February and December 1898 by Nan, Mattie, and Sue Ross and their mother Elizabeth Charles Ross. It has the marriage date of Tom and Elizabeth Ross as well as the initials of...
