194th MP Security Platoon on Vung Chua Mountain pose before a patrol with trucks and military facilities behind them. Pictured, left to right, are Hammonds, Doughty, Clark, Race, Riggle, Manning, and Chu. Most are smiling. The six soldiers are...
"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...
Four African-American men relax on the deck of a riverboat. The man in front wears blue jeans, vest, coat, and boots. The man in back wears overalls and a plaid shirt. Visible in the background are stacked wooden boxes.
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...
Small medallion honoring Andrew Johnson, who earned the nickname "Sir Veto" because of the large number of legislative vetoes he issued during his Presidency. The obverse contains the Johnson's profile and the dates of his term of office. The...
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?"
Article from unidentified newspaper is entitled "Wedding Bells for Sergt. York" and written by R. G. Fields. It describes the bride, "seventeen," her father, "A. F. Williams, former circuit court clerk of Fentress County," and some of the wedding...
Newspaper article entitled "York Married to Miss Williams" by Robert G. Fields (staff correspondent). "Miss Williams, who is the youngest of thirteen children was attended by three maids of honor, Misses Ida Wright, Maud Brier, and Adella Darwin,...
Broadside entitled "A Letter of Advice: To the Grand Order--the K.K. Klan-- throughout the U. States and Territories of America." The broadside was written by Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Four men, three of them American American, load and unload goods at a river landing. The men are using a gangplank to access the riverboat. One man holds chickens and a package in his hand. A riverboat captain stands in the background.
Sheet music covers; Dogs; Beaches; Graves; Shipwrecks
Blue-toned print of a dog lying on a grave at the seashore with a wrecked vessel in the shallow water just offshore. Under print: "Words and Music by Paul Dresser." Cover artist unknown.
"Rag money" was paper currency made from linen and cotton fibers. A "shin-plaster" was printed small change. "Hard money" was coins made of a precious metal. This broadside was attempting to popularize these terms to be used as descriptions of...
Abstract of purchases of fresh beef acquired for the Confederate Army by B. J. Semmes, A. C. S., for the third quarter 1863. It lists the date of purchase, the voucher number, the names of the 18 individuals from whom the beef was bought, the...
Alvin York (center) standing with film producer Jesse Lasky (right of York) and his son Jesse Jr. (left of York) in front of a building in Jamestown, Tennessee. Two other men can be seen talking to the left of York and his associates, and a man...
Sculpture; Public sculpture; Monuments & memorials; Capitols; Soldiers; Firearms; Uniforms
The Alvin C. York Memorial on the southeast corner of the State Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee. York, wearing a World War I uniform, is aiming a rifle; the Tennessee State Capitol is visible in the background.
A man wearing a hat is lying on the ground holding a rifle, the barrel of which rests on a log. Another man stands to his left. Jesse Lasky is among the ten other men and boys who also appear in the photograph.
