Seven handwritten pages, in ink, of a letter from various Cherokee leaders to Tennessee Governor Joseph McMinn discussing the removal of Cherokees west of the Mississippi. Notation at top: "For the Raleigh Register." At end of letter: "A True Copy...
"Regulations for the Army of Confederate States" book published in Richmond, Virginia, in 1863. Wartime edition of official Confederate Army tactics, military protocols, and rules for officers and various departments (Engineers, Ordnance, etc.) of...
"The Naturalist" article, page 311, contains an illustration of the various stages of the peach-tree worm. The writing is done under the Agricultural Department section of the serial and emphasizes the fact that entomology was a frequent subject...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Newsletters; Caricatures and cartoons; Comic Books, strips, etc.
Cartoon from the Camp Wiley Post Wilderness Messenger, Volume 1, Number 3, featuring a GI explaining to a woman that he will be in a camp play called "Tom Mix and His Horse," to which she responds, "That's Great! Who's going to be Tom Mix?"
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Newsletters
Cover of Civilian Conservation Corps publication, "Wilderness Messenger," Volume 1, Number 3, from Camp Wiley Post, F Company, 4494-15. The publication features a line drawing of a biplane.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Work Camps; African Americans -- Segregation
Aerial view of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at the Shelby City Negro State Park, renamed the T. O. Fuller State Park. The camp with its long barracks and the roads leading through the heavily forested park are easily visible.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Forests and forestry
Six African American Civilian Conservation Corps recruits thinning trees and clearing brush along an unknown freeway. They are stacking trimmed branches and bushes into a flatbed truck on the road.
Map showing types of lands, soils, and crops of the various geological formations in Tennessee; also shows topographical features as well as railroads, county boundaries, and towns. Prepared by order of the Bureau of Agriculture.
A man in hat and glasses is lying on the ground holding a rifle, with the barrel of the rifle resting on a log. A second man is sitting to his left with a long straight stick in his left hand. Eight other men and boys also appear in the photograph...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Christopher Ammons setting trip flares or seismic detection devices around Vung Chua Mountain. The patches for the 1st Infantry (his unit in his first tour) and the 1st Signal Brigade (to which he was attached in his second tour) are on his...
Color engraving of Union soldiers being greeted at a plantation home. An African Amreican family can be seen on the right, a group of women and children stand at the top of the stairs of the house.
Articles of agreement between Assistant Quartermaster E. B. Whitman and John M. Palmer for coffins for national cemeteries located at or near Natchez, Vicksburg, Corinth, Memphis, Pittsburg Landing, Fort Donelson, Nashville, and Marietta. Document...
A 24 page soft-cover program of the Nineteenth Annual Fair of the Bedford County Agriculture Society held in Shelbyville, Tennessee beginning on September 5, 1889. The booklet includes lists of stockholders, advertisements, and the agricultural...
This small print of a man on a horse (with the words, "Bernhardt Wall, Etcher," underneath it) serves as the signature page or insignia of Bernhardt Wall, the artist who created this book of Andrew Jackson prints.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Concessions (Amusements, etc.)
A young man posing in front of merchandise in the PX of the 496th Civilian Conservation Corps Company. Various items are for sale in the stand, including tobacciana, pencils, key cases, candy, and chewing gum. Note: PX is an abbreviation for...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
A small ensemble of musicians from Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1466, Camp Sam Houston. The instruments featured include a trombone, snare drum, guitar, saxophone, tuba, upright piano, and a washboard.
