Four cannonballs (12-pounder, grapeshot for 12-pounder, grapeshot for a 24-pounder, canister for a 12-pounder) found in Dover, Tennessee, in the donor's yard.
Belt buckle recovered from the yard of the Overton Lee Mansion (near Tyne Boulevard). The buckle appears to be fashioned from a piece of servingware or a platter.
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...
Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
Four-page letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to husband Samuel expresses anxiety over not receiving a letter from him and the fact that this worry has infiltrated her dreams. She writes of receiving visitors, of the children's exploits, and of managing...
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...
Small farm in Philadelphia, Tennessee. In the background is the farmhouse, along with several outbuildings. In the foreground is a wooden fence and telephone pole.
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.
View of a double clapboard siding, shake roof house with chimneys on each end which shows a sparsely planted yard with one lone tree devoid of leaves and one small outbuilding in the rear. A ladder can be seen on the roof.
Monuments; Sculpture; Plazas; Automobiles; Business districts
Confederate soldier outfitted in full uniform and holding his rifle stands atop shaft of granite in a corner of the Dyersburg Courthouse Square. Background consists of Courthouse yard, cars, and downtown storefronts, with people on the sidewalk.
Quilting party in the front yard of the Shell house, Cherokee Community. Edna Richardson is seated in the front and Marie Taylor Harvey is standing in the extreme back. Various unidentified women and children are also shown.
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Front and side views of Old Livingston Rosenwald School with a separate shop building, vintage car and bell in the background. The school is a wooden structure with three chimneys and a porch. The yard is well-worn and a wooden fence stands at the...
The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Two partially completed buildings are shown. The one on the right has a portion of the second story finished as well. The section with the second story...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Side and front views of Nelson Merry School in Jefferson County. It is a two-story clapboard building set on rock pillars. The school has a front porch, hip roof, and is set among trees. A tall flagpole stands in the front yard.
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
View of Hensley School in Lawrence County with an unidentified man standing in the front yard. The school had been abandoned by the time of this 1931 photograph.