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Harvesting Wheat with International 8-16 Tractor and Binders

Date: 06 14 1921
Description: Farmers harvesting wheat with an International 8-16 HP kerosene tractor and two Deering seven foot binders on the farm of W.P. Ridley in Maury County. Thre...
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Grain Binders

Date: 1905
Description: Men with grain binders lined up in a field.
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"Tractorette" Group on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. John T. Shea, Mary Elma Riddell, and Mrs. John R. Riddell, participants in "Tractorette" class, are posing around a Farmall H tractor with J.S. Inman,...
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Dancing in Henry Thomas' Yard

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Description: Dancing in Henry Thomas' yard led by Tefferteller. Next to the fiddler is Uncle Willy Marlowe, a neighbor. Henry Thomas is sitting on the porch.
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Everybody Out For Recreation

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Description: A group of students taking a break to play softball at Highlander Folk School.
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Myles Horton Peering off of a Porch

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Description: Rear view of an aging Myles Horton, co-founder of Highlander Folk School, peering over the side of a raised porch with a view to the horizon. There are two...
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Daniel Boone's Trail

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Description: The marker at Daniel Boone's Trail.
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Overton Park Higbee Memorial

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Description: Classical stone memorial with six columns to the memory of Jennie Higbee, founder and principal of a local school for girls. Located in Overton Park which ...
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Umbrella Rock

Date: 1905
Description: A small boy holding binoculars is sitting on the edge of Umbrella Rock, with a river far below. Below him is a plaque commemorating the Battle of Wauhatchi...
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The Hyatt Hotel

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Description: View across yard toward the Hyatt Hotel. There is a sign on a building in the background for the Sweetwater Pharmacy and Owl cigars.
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City Steeples

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Description: Elevated view of a densely settled residential area with the steeples of five churches vaulting high above the rooftops. In the background is a formation o...
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Cannons Beneath Trees Near Log Cabins

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Description: A view of cannons beneath trees behind a wooden fence. Two log cabins are in the background.
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Tractor Demonstration

Date: 05 17 1916
Description: Men are watching the demonstration of an Avery Company tractor pulling a Hoosier seed drill (?) across a field at Newsorn Farm during the annual meeting of...
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Soil Erosion

Date: 1915
Description: A boy standing near a large area of soil erosion in a rural area.
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Chattanooga from the North

Date: 1866
Description: Two log buildings are in the foreground. A bridge spans a river in the middle distance, and the city of Chattanooga is on the far side at the base of a mou...
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Battlefield of Chattanooga with the Operations of the National Forces Under the Command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant

Date: 1863
Description: This colored map of the Battle of Chattanooga depicts the positions of the Union and Confederate troops before the battle and on each day of the battle. Al...
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Garbage Trucks in Landfill

Date: 1973
Description: Three garbage trucks are pictured in a landfill dumping trash. An African-American man is standing by one of the trucks. The trucks are likely Internationa...
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400 Head of Angus Cattle

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Description: Elevated view of a herd of Angus cattle on the farm of Mr. Jones — Newbern, Tennessee. There is a man on horseback, and another man walking in the field am...

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