Strickland's watercolor drawing of the Tomb (Pyramid) of Caius Cestius, showing the pyramid in the foreground. Also shown are the Roman walls, and the Porta San Paolo gates. Also in the foreground is the Protestant Cemetery. Strickland provides...
This page includes a drawing of a newsroom. Mitchener has drawn a world map that is posted on a blackboard. Underneath the title, "News Room," he has listed three categories: "Latest News," "From the Front," and "Kriege Rules." The "Latest News"...
This page in Mitchener's diary from World War II includes a drawing of a group of prisoners who are passing time by playing cards. They are sitting next to a heating stove that, according to Mitchener, has a six-foot radius. He writes,"There's at...
Three separate ink design drawings contained on one piece of coated fabric that relay sectioning, framing, and elevation in depicting proposed gates and stone fencing for the Chattanooga Cemetery. Scale is 1/2 inch to 1 foot.
Terminal Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The image features a front and side view of the building. The top of the building carries the lettering "Railway Exhibits." The grounds clearly contain decorative...
Black and white photograph of the Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Shows the front entrance of the building. The building was a circular structure.
Churches; Presbyterian churches; Religious facilities; Religious dwellings
A pen and ink drawing of the Hermitage Church. Shows a one-room building with double doors used to separate the sexes. A chimney is set between the two front doors. A man stands in front of the entrance.
Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Inside of a Civilian Conservation Corps barracks at Powell's Station, Tennessee. Foot lockers are at the foot of each bunk. Laundry bags, containing dirty clothes, hang from the walls.; Many of the bunks are arranged with alternating feet and...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Several sites are seen in various stages of completion. The one nearest appears to have one floor installed and framing for walls. Buildings in the...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two buildings are shown. Both have two floors completed with brick walls. Tall scaffold frame is visible between them. A man can be seen leaning against...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Several sites are seen in various stages of completion. The one nearest appears to have part of the floor and some of the façade completed. Buildings in...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two buildings are shown. The building on the right has three floors completed with brick walls. The building on the left has the two lower floors and one...
Two horse-drawn carriages outside Nashville General Hospital No. 15. A large crowd gathers in front of the building and along the walls. Central to the image is a gallows frame that has been erected in the yard.
Mortars (Ordnance); Artillery (Weaponry); Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Five soldiers appear in various stages of involvement in the task of sighting an 81 mm mortar. The walls are constructed of ammunition boxes that have been nailed together and filled with dirt.
Mortars (Ordnance); Artillery (Weaponry); Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Five soldiers surround an 81 mm mortar as one of them prepares to fire it. Their faces are down and their hands are over their ears. The walls around the group are constructed from ammunition boxes that have been filled with dirt and nailed...
