A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), of the Lookout Mountain Hotel on top of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Touted as the "Castle in the Clouds," the Lookout Mountain Hotel was built in 1928 for almost $1.5 million. With...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
Pictured: “Jackson County brings in the scrap: this is an inspiring picture of what a patriotic county, in addition to sending its sons into battle, can do toward winning the war. This scene is in Gainesboro, Jackson County. Piled high against...
Pictured: “Treasured relics go into scrap heap: the rapidly growing salvage collection in Giles County now includes treasured relics of the War Between the States. In a ceremony held at the monument of Sam Davis on the Public Square at Pulaski,...
Pamphlet of the history of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee. The pamphlet tells of Highlander's origins, history, programs, administration, and support. In 1932, Myles Horton, a native Tennessean educated at Cumberland University...