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Pass in the Raccoon Range Whiteside No. 1

Date: 1864
Description: Union soldiers stand by their tents in front of a trestle bridge on the railroad line that spans a valley. A mountain is in the background.
Plate 06
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Whiteside Valley Below the Bridge

Date: 1864
Description: View down to valley of Union soldiers posing on the roof of a log building. A log bridge crosses a stream, and many trees are on the hillsides.
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Trestle Bridge at Whiteside

Date: 1864
Description: View from shoreline of tall trestle bridge on the railroad line crossing the river at Whiteside. Two men sit on logs in the river on the left. More men sit...
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Nashville from the Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: View down capitol building steps, where cannons sit on a landing, and statues decorate two lampposts. The city spreads out far below.
Plate 03
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The Capitol Nashville (Tenn.)

Date: 1864
Description: The capitol building is on a hill overlooking the city. Union soldiers have pitched tents on the grounds.
Plate 02
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Farm Land

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Description: Elevated view of farmland with cumulus clouds overhead.
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Colored Entrance at Malco Theater

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the segregated entrance for African-Americans at Malco Theater. There is a fire escape on the side of the building. Several cars are parke...
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IH Nashville Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the International Harvester Company Nashville branch warehouses and offices. Several trucks are parked on a loading dock along the side of...
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IH Memphis Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: A railroad track runs alongside the International Harvester Company Memphis branch building.
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IH Knoxville Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the International Harvester Company Knoxville branch. A sign advertising P&O plows hangs from a covered porch along the side of the build...
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International Harvester Balers

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of balers arranged in rows outdoors in a factory yard at International Harvester's Memphis Works.
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First National ACORN Convention

Date: 12 1978
Description: A crowd of people with signs march to the Democratic Party mid-term convention during the first national ACORN convention.
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Boy Retrieving Water from School Well

Date: 11 23 1915
Description: Boy retrieves water from a school well. Original caption reads: "This Old fashioned well, at Sheffield School near Union City, Tenn. is typical of the enti...
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Two Men Talking in Front of Building

Date: 1973
Description: Two men are standing and talking in a plaza in front of a building which has a large sign with the words: "Memphis Tennessee Shelby County" around the seal...
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Men Pushing Trash Cans Towards Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: View from lawn in a residential neighborhood of three men pushing trash cans on hand carts towards a garbage truck. Behind the garbage truck is an Internat...
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Man Emptying Trash Barrel into Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: An African-American man is dumping a barrel of trash into an International Harvester Scout with a dump body driven by another African-American man. They ar...
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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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Woody Guthrie

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Description: Woody Guthrie sitting on the ground at Highlander Folk School in New Market, Tennessee playing his guitar.
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Edward Weston

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Description: Edward Weston setting exposure on his 8 x 10 camera at Highlander Folk School in New Market,Tennessee.
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Early Evening in Memphis

Date: 12 21 2014
Description: View of a child walking on a walkway with metal railings. There is a light shining down on her from a wall on the left. In the background is a slope going ...

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