Wooden spoon hand carved by John Marshall Akin, Co. B, 53rd Ga. Inf. Regt., Simms' Brigade, McClaw's Division, Longstreet's Corps. Akin, a resident of Barnesville, Ga, served one year in the army. He then served three years as a hospital nurse...
William T. Myers paid $422 to Jonathan Eakin, administrator of the estate of Abram Myers, to hire several slaves. The names listed include Paul, George, Elick, Elijah, Lettie, Celia, Emily, Jerry, Lewis, Caroline, and William. He also paid $120 to...
World War, 1914-1918; Sailors; African Americans; Warships; Arms & armament; Naval warfare
Unidentified seamen aboard the U.S.S. Rambler during convoy escort duty. The men are operating the ship's 3"/50 gun. The inscription on the photograph incorrectly identifies the ship as the U.S.S. Rumpler.
Education; Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Two-story brick structure divided into three sections. The trim along the front of the building appears to be late Art Deco. Over the center doorway is a sign reading "Elementary School." An American flag flies atop the roof and a chimney can be...
Two-page letter to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville, Elisha W. Harris writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of attending a local political meeting. He details the zest the crowd displays for politics and the presidential...
Two-page letter from Elisha W. Harris to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of the war being upon them with bloody consequence. He has abandoned his efforts to cling to the union and...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee
Two large brick buildings comprise the campus of Grand Junction School. The two-story structure at right appears to be for classrooms, while the one at left appears to be a gymnasium or field house. A line of people, possibly in caps and gowns,...
Transcription of the diary of John Duncan of the University of the South. The diary has been typed on carbon paper. The diary includes only the year 1868.
This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
This general view of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition features the Parthenon and the Memphis Pavilion in the foreground of the image. The Commerce Building, the Education Building and the Giant See-Saw are in the background of...
Special order transferring from the Pioneer Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, a sufficient number of men with more than a year to serve, to form a regiment of engineers in the Army of the Cumberland, as authorized by an Act of Congress, May 20, 1864.
Special Field Order No. 69 from Headquarters, Department of the Cumberland, calling for creation of a commission to investigate damages sustained by Nashville citizens and their property during Federal occupation.
Red and white two-sided propaganda leaflet conveys a seated, malnourished Viet-Cong soldier with his weapon at his feet as he daydreams of food. The reverse has text and the leaflet number (6-163-68).
Print signature on frontispiece with engraving of Grant as a young officer. Publication of Gen. Grant's memoirs was arranged by Mark Twain in the last year's of Grant's life.
Pages 577 and 578 of a large bound volume containing issues of "The Rural Sun: Decoted to the Farming and Industrial Interest of the Country." This volume was presented to Balie Peyton from J. B. Killebrew.
Pages 419 and 420 of a large bound volume containing issues of "The Rural Sun: Devoted to the Farming and Industrial Interest of the Country." This volume was presented to Balie Peyton from J. B. Killebrew.
One-page printed Form No. 5 includes categories for horses; mules; oxen; wagons; ambulances; carts; ships; schooners; sloops; steamers; boats and barges; and skiffs and batteaux in the possession of William Alonzo Wainwright, Assistant...
