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Small Town in Poor Farming Country

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Description: People assembled at storefront along the street of a small town in "poor farming country."
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International Motor Trucks Billboard

Date: 1920
Description: Roadside billboard for International motor trucks distributed by the Memphis Motor Car Company. The advertisement depicts an International truck axle.
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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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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: View from street of workers, including some African Americans, loading (and/or unloading) agricultural equipment and parts outside a general office of the ...
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Hebard Shop Mule with International P-12 Power Unit

Date: 05 19 1938
Description: Employee of White Way Laundry pulling a trailer with a Hebard shop mule on a suburban street. The shop mule is powered by an International P-12 engine. A s...
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Hamburg Landing

Date: 05 1862
Description: "Hamburg Landing, 4 miles below Pittsburg Landing, Commisary [sic] Depot of Gen. Hallek's Army." An encampment with soldiers along the river with a ...
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Bridge at Chattanooga

Date: 1864
Description: Carte-de-visite of a bridge at Chattanooga with a steamship passing nearby.
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Strikers' Message

Date: 1959
Description: Paul Spencer, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 in Memphis, reminds citizens of his locals' strike against Wilson & Co.
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Cotton Picking Machine

Date: 05 17 1916
Description: Men gathered outdoors around a cotton picking machine exhibited at the National Implement and Vehicle Association Meeting.
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International Harvester Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house.
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Plows at Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1930
Description: Men (mostly likely employees), plows, cane mills and an evaporator are lined up on a Main Street sidewalk outside the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Chattanooga Plow Works Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from street of the Chattanooga Plow Works. Lettering on the building reads "Chattanooga Plow Company." The photograph was likely taken around...
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Chattanooga Plow Works

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of the Chattanooga Plow Works. Lettering on the building reads: "Chattanooga Plow Company." The photograph was likely taken around the time o...
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Women on Street Near Highlander

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Description: Two elderly women walking on a sidewalk next to a storefront.
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View Across the Tennessee River

Date: 1864
Description: View across the Tennessee River toward the city and Cameron Hill, showing the military bridge and some Union Army installations put up following the occupa...
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The "Prairie Bird"

Date: 1864
Description: Union gunboat "Prairie Bird," a small rear-wheel steamship.
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Bedroom at the Hermitage

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Description: Interior view of a bedroom at the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring a canopied bed, matching curtains, ornate wallpaper and gleaming carved wood...
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Hermitage Foyer

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Description: Foyer of the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring bucolic murals, a curving staircase, ornate couches and sculptures.
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The Hermitage Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of a drawing room in the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring chandeliers, a harpsichord and ornately carved furniture.
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Parlor of James K. Polk

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Description: Parlor in the home of James K. Polk. The room contains a fireplace along the wall on the right, two floor to ceiling windows with drapes, three carved chai...

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