SCOUT

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The six photographs of this collection depict scenes of Union soldiers at Lookout Mountain and also war grounds along the Tennessee River and in Augusta, Georgia during the Civil War. The four lantern slides in this collection depict various Civil War battles and naval scenes.

Abstract Seven photographs from Memphis and Chattanooga, TN dating to the early 20th century. The photographs include a group shot of the Tennessee Order of Royal Arcanum from Hohenwald, Tenn. in 1910; two portraits of unnamed women; two children dated 1901; a portrait of Rose Carter; a group of four women, including Rose Carter; and a picture of three men on Lookout Mountain. Photographers include the Bingham Brothers of Memphis, Tenn.; W. P. Young of Columbia, Tenn.; and the Hardie Bros. of Sunset...

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This collection consists of a letter written by Ella Crenshaw of Marion, Tennessee, to her grandmother, Evalina A. Crenshaw, in Hartsville, Tennessee, on August 3, 1862.

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This collection consists of an 1887 stereoview card (two photographs that can be combined to create a 3-D image) of The Great Signal Rock, Summit of Lookout Mt., Chattanooga, Tenn., USA

Abstract This collection consists of 20 small photographs of trains across Tennessee between 1931 and 1935. The locations of the photographs include Bruceton, Erwin, Oneida, Johnson City, Livingston, and Memphis. Many of the small photographs are stamped with "Photograph by William Monypeny" while some are unmarked. Also included is one mounted photograph of the Incline Railway on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga which is undated but includes the stamp of "Rollins & Linn," photographers from...

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This collection consists of a single photograph album with photographs taken by Thomas Hughes. The photographs were taken during 1898-1899 with one dating as early as 1863. The images document scenery as well as everyday life in Tennessee, with the bulk of the photographs from Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. The subjects of the images include individuals, families, cemeteries, homes, and chapels. Most of the photographs include a handwritten caption of location identification.

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This collection consists of 10 miniature postcards with photographs of Rock City and Lookout Mountain in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. The images include photographs of rock formations such as Balanced Rock and Lover's Leap as well as photographs of the Rock City attraction.