| 1 |
Title: A.D. Reynolds Tobacco Manufacturer
Distributor : A. D. Reynolds, 1847-1925
Date Created: 1889-08-30
Abstract: This is an ad from a newspaper, The bristol Courier. Vol 1, no. 297, for Reynolds AAAA tobacco.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Bristol Historical Association
Contributing Institution: Bristol Historical Association
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003397
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 2 |
Title: Grange Warehouse Association receipt
Assignee : A. J. Hamlett
Date Created: 1878-06-25
Abstract: Receipt for A. J. Hamlett for one hogshead of tobacco weighing 1855 pounds from the Grange Warehouse Association.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Dark Fire Tobacco Collection
Contributing Institution: Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000778
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 3 |
Title: Land Grant to Hiram Pettyjohn
Witness : Aaron V. Brown, 1795-1859
Date Created: 1846-03-18
Abstract: A grant given to Hiram Pettyjohn of Henry County, Tennessee for 189 acres of land. Governor Aaron V. Brown`s signature appears on the grant as a witness.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Early History of Henry County, Tennessee
Contributing Institution: Henry County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002847
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 4 |
Title: Farm Policy Campaign Speech
Speaker : Albert Gore, Sr., 1907-1998
Date Created: 1952-06-14
Abstract: In a speech given in Decatur County, Tennessee, Congressman Albert Gore discusses his interest in farm policies and programs of the largely agricultural Tennessee. He explains his role in the Gore-Anderson Farm Bill and how that bill defeated the Brannan Plan, which Gore believes would have ruined the economic stability of the farming community. As a candidate for the United States Senate, Gore promises to serve his state and nation in a conscientious manner and contends that he will effectively represent farmers in Congress.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Albert Gore Sr. House Collection
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003314
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 5 |
Title: Tennessee State Fair
Donor : Allen Davis
Date Created: 1920
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Tennessee State Fair".The picture shows a large display of fruits (apples and others?) at the Tennessee State Fair in 1920. The fruits were arranged by color to spell out "TENN."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee Agricultural Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002259
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 6 |
Title: Uncle Sams Plantations
Author : anonymous
Date Created: 1944-05-27
Abstract: A letter describing the life and times of an anonymous plantation owner before and after the Civil War, giving him the pseudonym, Uncle Sam. The article talks generally about the economic plight of the Southern plantation owner after the abolition of slavery and contends that both the slave owner and the slave were better off under the system of slavery when compared to the system that followed.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Oscar Clark Carr, Jr. Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003313
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 7 |
Title: A Statement Relating to the Relegalization of Beer
Author : August A. Busch, 1899-1989
Associated name : Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Date Created: 1932-11-22
Abstract: A press release stating the reasons that Anheuser-Busch, Inc. supports the end of prohibition.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001664
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 8 |
Title: Swiss American Sketchbook
Artist : Auguste Burnand
Date Created: 1855 - 1856
Abstract: French-Swiss Auguste Burnand (ca. 1835-1860?), who lived in a small Swiss colony in the vicinity of Knoxville from 1853-1860, is the creator of these sketches. His sketchbook of pencil drawings, done in 1855 and 1856, occasionally with a watercolor wash includes scenes of the houses, social life and working life in the area of Knox County. It also includes the oldest surviving drawings of several Knoxville houses, including those of prominent persons, and of local landmarks.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Swiss American Sketchbook, 1855-1856
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001486
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 9 |
Title: 1839 Jun. 13 [to] James King, Hazlegreen, Madison County, Alabama
Author : B. Gannaway
Recipient : James King
Date Created: 1839-06-13
Abstract: This is a letter from B. Gannaway to James King. Gannaway`s letter informs King of the status of his plantation crops, and other items he is selling for him.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002873
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 10 |
Title: Long Boy
Composer : Barclay Walker
Date Created: 1917
Abstract: Sheet music cover of a World War I era song depicting a farm boy going off to war with his family and farm animals all bidding him farewell.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001438
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 11 |
Title: Hauling logs
Photographer : C H Poland
Date Created: 1900 - 1940
Abstract: Hauling logs through the mud in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000242
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 12 |
Title: Lumberjacks
Photographer : C H Poland
Date Created: 1900 - 1940
Abstract: Lumberjacks chopping down a tree in a field near Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000245
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 13 |
Title: Lumberjacks hauling a log
Photographer : C H Poland
Date Created: 1900 - 1940
Abstract: Lumberjacks hauling a log in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000243
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 14 |
Title: Lumber industry
Photographer : C H Poland
Date Created: 1900 - 1940
Abstract: Lumberjacks preparing logs to be hauled in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000244
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 15 |
Title: Lumberjacks
Photographer : C H Poland
Date Created: 1900 - 1940
Abstract: Lumberjacks working in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000241
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 16 |
Title: Mill at Loyston, Tenn. before being moved to site below Norris Dam
Photographer : C. Frykholm
Date Created: 1934
Abstract: This is a photograph of the mill in Loyston, Tenn. before being moved to site below Norris Dam. Loyston was flooded by the T.V.A. dam.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee, 1933-1942
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001360
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 17 |
Title: Big Ridge Dam, Loyston, Tennessee almost completed
Photographer : C. Frykholm
Date Created: 1934 - 1935
Abstract: This photograph shows the Big Ridge Dam, near completion, in Loyston, Tennessee. According to the writing on the back of the photo, it was built by Co. 297 in late 1934 and early 1935.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee, 1933-1942
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001363
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 18 |
Title: Clinch River above Loyston, Tennessee before TVA cleared the land
Photographer : C. Frykholm
Date Created: 1934
Abstract: This photograph shows the Clinch River above Loyston, Tennessee before TVA cleared the land for Norris Dam.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee, 1933-1942
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001362
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 19 |
Title: Clinch River before land was cleared for Norris Dam
Photographer : C. Frykholm
Date Created: 1934
Abstract: This photograph shows the landscape along the Clinch River near Norris and Loyston, Tennessee before the land was cleared and flooded by Norris Dam. Civilian Conservation Corps Co. 297 in Loyston, Tennessee worked on this project.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee, 1933-1942
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001361
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 20 |
Title: Rust Cotton Picker
Photographer : C.H. Poland
Date Created: 1935
Abstract: A Rust Cotton Picker at the 1935 National Cotton Show in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a McCormick-Deering Farmalll with Goodyear tires.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000255
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 21 |
Title: Landlord`s Lien Declaration by C. H. Ryan, Landlord, v. George Person, Tenant
Signer : C.H. Ryan
Date Created: 1924-01-25
Abstract: This Lien issued by L.H. Ryan, landlord, claims an amount of $140 owed as a landlord`s lien against George Person, tenant of Hickory Point, Tennessee. The land and supplies were furnished for the growing of tobacco. The form has been addressed to the Dark Tobacco Grower`s Association, in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Ryan Papers
Contributing Institution: Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003335
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 22 |
Title: Painting depicting a Cherokee farmstead in the mid-18th century
Artist : Carlyle Urello
Date Created: 1983 - 1993
Abstract: This photograph is of a painting of a mid-18th century Cherokee farmstead. The painting was based on historic descriptions and archaeological excavations from the Lower Little Tennessee River Valley, conducted by the University of Tennessee 1967-1982. Excavations of Overhill Cherokee Villages were conducted by the University of Tennessee between 1967 and 1983 as part of the Tellico Archaeological Project. Excavations continued until 1983, and laboratory studies and report preparation continued until 1987. The excavations were conducted in anticipation of the flooding of the Lower Little Tennessee River Valley, in eastern Tennessee, by the Tellico Dam Reservoir. The excavations were conducted under contract with the National Park Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
Collection: Frank H. McClung Museum Photographic Collection
Contributing Institution: Frank H. McClung Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002538
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 23 |
Title: 1815 June 6, Fosterville [to the] Quartermaster
Author : Charles R. Hicks
Date Created: 1815-06-06
Abstract: This document is a letter from Charles Hicks to the Quartermaster at Camp Ross requesting one hundred and forty bushels of corn for the people of Durt town to be paid out of their annuities.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003078
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 24 |
Title: Tri-State Rural Economic Survey
Associated name : Charley Cambell
Date Created: 1933
Abstract: A survey card handed out to renters and share-croppers to assess their current economic situation.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Southern Tenant Farmers Union Ephemera 1934-84
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000808
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
| 25 |
Title: Perfection Leathergoods catalog
Distributor : Chas. T. Hulan
Date Created: 1960-09-14
Abstract: This catalog contains excerpts of Perfection Leathergoods as well as advertisments for horse equipment.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: General Collections
Contributing Institution: Fly Cultural Arts Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003384
add to bookbag | view long format in new window
|
