"A small lot of land…"
With this agreement, Wm. G. Brounlory, special agent of the Treasury Department, leased a small lot of land to L.J. Coker. The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible...
Getting shipshape
Recruit Fred Roberts from Greenville, Tennessee, received his first “G.I.” haircut in this World War II-era photograph, dated September 28, 1943. Roberts enlisted...
Mr. Crockett goes to Washington
These credentials allowed David Crockett to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Crockett served one term in the House.
Officially married, 21 years later
Former slaves Joseph and Mary Province of Lebanon, Tennessee, were officially married on April 23, 1866, after “living together for 21 years.” Joseph was a...
Removed from their land
This register recorded census-like data on Cherokee Indian family groups. More than 70,000 members of the Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes...
Secret grocery store
World War II created numerous “boomtowns” associated with the expanding shipbuilding, armaments, and aircraft industries. There were also “secret cities”...
Tennessee approves
This is a statement, signed by the Governor of Tennessee in 1920, verifying that the state legislature ratified the 19th Amendment proposed by the U.S. Congress....