1853 letter written by Jefferson Davis, while he was the acting Secretary of the Navy. The letter authorizes the discharge of ship's cook Robert Johnson on board the USS Union. Letter is addressed to George Read, Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy...
A broadside advertisement for the services of John T. Gordon’s carding machine and grain mill. An engraving of the carding machine is shown at the top of the broadside.
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...
Deathbeds; Bedrooms; Women; Politicians; Presidents; Children
A group of mourners, which include Sam Houston, his wife, and his son, surround the deathbed of former President Andrew Jackson. Two lit candles can be seen next to his bed.
A man with a long stick (4 or more feet) in his hands sits on the stoop of a rough wooden cabin. He wears frayed and patched overalls with a shirt, suit jacket, and hat. A small blond boy between 6 and 8 is standing on the ground near the left...
A pen and ink drawing of the Baltimore City Assembly Room. Shows a large two-story Georgian building. On the roof is an American flag. The caption reads: "City Assembly Room and Library, Baltimore, Md., where a banquet was given Andrew Jackson,...
Legislative bodies; Politics & government; Capitols; Government facilities; Rotundas
A pen and ink drawing of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The drawing shows both houses of Congress and the rotunda before the dome was built. The caption reads: "The Capitol, Washington D.C. where Andrew Jackson sat as U.S....
A UH-1 "Huey" helicopter in flight over panoramic green cultivated fields, many bright with standing water. Photograph was taken in flight from another helicopter.
Alvin C. York's heroism went unnoticed in the United States, even in Tennessee, until the publication of the April 26, 1919, issue of the Saturday Evening Post. In an article titled "The Second Elder Gives Battle" (pp. 1-4 ff.), journalist George...
Ambrotype of Peter Peterson Knudson (1840 - October 13, 1863), 2nd Minn. Army, USA. He enlisted on July 5, 1861, and was mortally wounded while on picket duty on October 12, 1863.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Mountains
Ammons resting while patroling the perimeter around Vung Chua Mountain for Viet Cong activity. He is wearing a boonie hat and a belt of ammunition for his M-60 machine gun across his chest. He has a towel around his neck, as was customary for...
Ammons's four-page letter on U.S. Army stationery to his mother and father describes his first days in the Army. He relates the military routine, getting his dog tags, standing fire watch, and waiting for his uniform. He remarks on the fact that...
Application of James Lillard claiming payment due for Quartermaster's stores or subsistence supplies. Lillard claims that one hundred bushels of corn, 16,000 pounds of hay, 12,000 feet of plank, and five grey mares were taken by the U. S. Army...
Audio excerpt of Jewel Allen oral history recorded as part of the Tennessee State Parks Folklife Project. He discusses how he used to bottom chairs during the winters while his wife pieced quilts. His wife taught him to piece quilts and she...
Author of letter is describing his experiences in the field (while "on picket," for example) during the Civil War. He appears to be writing from Camp 4, Tennessee Cavalry, near Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
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Bill of sale for one slave, Simon, aged twenty-two, for the sum of $968 to Robert B. Maupin. During the Civil War, Maupin's family split among Union and Confederate lines. One son, Robert Caruthers Maupin, fought for the Union while the other son,...
Broken ambrotype of Captain Robert E. Mayes, who was born in Robertson County in 1823, and died in 1862. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of the Tennessee State Militia on March 22, 1847. He later enlisted in the Confederate...
