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- Gas attack
- Gas warfare; Poisons; War damage; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1914-1918
- Aerial shot above the battered earth of the Western Front. A gas attack has been launched, and the gas can be seen streaming from the shells across an area of contention.
- Tennessee in World War I
- Isolated Mountain Farm in East Tennessee
- Log cabins; Log buildings; Aerial views; Country life; Mountains; Farms; Agriculture; Outbuildings; Smokehouses
- Aerial view of an isolated mountain farm in east Tennessee. The photograph shows a large log house along with several outbuildings. A fence separates the fields. A mountain road is seen as well.
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Correspondence from Arthur H. Harris to George Carroll Harris, January 13, 1861
- Civil Wars; War
- This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Concrete pipes manufactured by the Civilian Conservation Corps for use in forest road construction
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Pipe -- Hydrodynamics; Roads -- Design and construction
- A man inspecting a concrete pipe manufactured by the Civilian Conservation Corps for use in constructing forest roads. Five rows of pipes are visible, the second of which has planks of wood, presumably for rolling the heavy concrete pipes in order...
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Board of Trade application for shipping permit from St. Cecilia Academy
- One-page handwritten request from St. Cecilia Academy for permission from the Board of Trade to import coal from Cincinnati or Louisville for use in their school.
- Civil War Military Records
- Received at Nashville, Tennessee, blanks for 3rd Brigade
- List of blanks (blank forms and books) received in Nashville for the use of the 3rd Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, April 23, 1864.
- Civil War Military Records
- General order No. 43 from the Quartermaster General in Washington concerning horses and mules
- Text of general order No. 43 issued by the Quartermaster General's Office in Washington, D. C. ,conveying the rules and regulations with regard to horses and mules. Include blank forms to be used.
- Civil War Military Records
- 50,000 Acres of Farming Lands
- Pamphlets; Land use
- Eight-page promotional pamphlet advertising ten five-thousand-acre tracts of land for sale in 1881 known as the Manning Lands. The parcels of land were located in Overton, Fentress, and Morgan counties. A fold-out map is included showing the...
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Agricultural Quarterly Bulletin
- Land use; Farming
- Pamphlet entitled "Quarterly Bulletin of Farm Residences, etc., for Sale in Tennessee" by A. W. Hawkins. Represents the efforts of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to encourage land sales. Lists, by county, the lands for sale in the state...
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Cul-Car-Mac, the Falls of Fall Creek, near Smithville, Tennessee
- Waterfalls; Streams; Cliffs; Lithography; Books
- The falls of Fall Creek in Dekalb County, Tennessee. There is one man standing at the top of the falls, while two men are at the foot of the falls.
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Manual on the Culture of Silk
- Silk industry; Silk; Pamphlets
- Soft-cover, 36 page, booklet detailing how silk may be produced for profit in Tennessee.
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Fearless Railway Thrashing Machines
- Agriculture
- A fold-out chart, with illustrations, of threshing and other farm equipment manufactured by Minard Harder of Cobleskill, N.Y. Included is price chart, testimonials of satisfied customers, and illustraions of the awards won by the Minard Harder...
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- "Rural Record" poultry breeds
- Poultry; Chickens; Roosters
- Article from the November 10, 1883, issue of the "Rural Record," classifing and describing different breeds of poultry. Illustrations of certain breeds are provided as well, and the advantages of some varieties are highlighted, so the Tennessee...
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Threshing, near Lewisburg
- Threshing; Wheat; Men; Harvesting machinery; Agricultural machinery & implements; Mules; Farming; Grains; Hay; Mowing machines; Threshing machines; Combines (Agricultural machinery); Farming
- Three unknown men threshing wheat. The wheat is being unloading from a wagon and being feed into a combine. There is also a mule in the photograph.
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Wheat harvesters on a hillside in Cannon County
- Wheat; Harvesting; Agricultural laborers; Farm produce; Harvesting machinery; Agricultural machinery & implements; Farms; Farm life
- Several wheat harvesters on a hillside. They are hand harvesting using cradles, tiers, and shockers to bind the wheat into shocks, so it can dry.
- Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
- Rules and Regulations for Pardon Applications
- Broadsides; Prisons; Prisoners; Sentences (Criminal procedures); Governors
- Large broadside giving details concerning the method for convicts in the state prison to use in applying for a pardon. The broadside is signed by Governor John C. Brown.
- Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
- The Gum Elastic Fire and Water Proof Asbestos Paint
- Broadsides
- Circular featuring testimonials of "Gum Elastic Fire and Water Proof Asbestos Paint" on roofs, all attesting to its durabilitiy and cheapness. The advertisement says the paint is for sale by J. K. Trotter.
- Throwaway History - The Broadside in American Culture
- History Building
- Centennial celebrations; Exhibitions; Anniversaries; Commemorations; Events; Festivals; Fairs; Exhibition buildings
- Photograph of the History Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Shows the six majestic columns at the front of the building.
- Tennessee Centennial Exposition
- "The Smelling Committee," illustration by John Cameron
- Political cartoons; Presidents
- llustration depicting the failed impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson, in which Radical Republicans are represented by a dead horse. Several individuals involved in the proceedings hold their noses against the "smell," including...
- Andrew Johnson Collection
- Cherokee Alphabet
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints