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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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Mill Near King Solomon's Cave

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Description: View toward a mill with a large water wheel and spring branch, near King Solomon's Cave. A man is posed standing next to the middle of the water wheel. Cap...
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George B. McMillan

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Description: George McMillan poses next to a tree and an unidentified woman. A handwritten caption beneath the image reads, "This tree sheltered me." He was a veteran o...
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Dedication of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument

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Description: A group portrait taken in front of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument at its dedication ceremony. Third and fourth from the left in the front row are George ...
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Ruins of a Home

Date: 1870
Description: Men clear the ruins of a home after the Battle Above the Clouds.
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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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Front Yard Landscaping of House

Date: 1928
Description: Front yard landscaping of the residential home of A.R. Matthews, master farmer.
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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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Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church

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Description: View of Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church. A path leads to the entrance of the chapel, a stone structure with an arch, and decorated with pla...
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Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House

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Description: Exterior of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, built in 1880. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The...
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity House

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Description: Exterior of Kappa Sigma fraternity house, built in 1882. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The log...
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Lu-La Lake Lookout Mountain

Date: 1866
Description: Cliffs along Lu-la Lake. A waterfall is in the background.
Plate 15
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Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of the Chattanooga Valley, with a river in the far background. A cliff face and trees are in the foreground.
Plate 14
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Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain

Date: 1866
Description: View of the Chattanooga Valley and a river from Lookout Mountain. Trees are in the foreground, and a city is in the background across the river.
Plate 1...
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Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack

Date: 1866
Description: Location of Sherman's attack at Chattanooga. There is a road, trees and shrubs in the foreground, overlooking a valley. Mountains are in the distance.
P...
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The Crest of Mission Ridge

Date: 1866
Description: A road runs up the side of Mission Ridge with several trees. Trees and shrubs are in the foreground, overlooking a valley. Mountains are in the distance.
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Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge

Date: 1866
Description: View from Mission Ridge of the valley floor where fighting took place.
Plate 10
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Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob

Date: 1866
Description: A rocky ridge with bushes and scrub atop Mission Ridge is in the foreground. Orchard Knob is in the distance. The valley where the fighting took place is i...
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Pass in the Raccoon Range Whiteside No. 2

Date: 1864
Description: View down hillside of Union soldiers standing in front of a group of tents. There is a valley and mountains in the distance.
Plate 07

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