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Tanks at Mule Day

 


Description:  Tanks at Columbia Mule Day.

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  1949

Collection:  Department of Conservation

Accession #: RG 82

Image #: 5412

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wading at Henry Horton SP
 

Description:  Wading at Henry Horton SP.

Date:  ca. 1960

Accession #: RG 82

Image #:  17341

 

Francis the Talking Army Mule
 

Description:  Columbia Mule Days, showing Francis the Talking Army Mule and Korean War veterans.

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  1950

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  MA087B

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  9921

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

 
Shelbyville Flood
 

 

Description:  Shelbyville Flood.

Place:  Shelbyville, Tennessee

Date:  2-14-1948

 

 

Shelbyville Flood
 

 

Description:  Shelbyville Flood.

Place:  Shelbyville, Tennessee

Date:  2-14-1948

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  4976

 

Shelbyville Flood

 

Description:  Shelbyville Flood.

Place:  Shelbyville, Tennessee

Date:  2-14-1948

 

 

Concrete Bridge Shown After Demolition

 

Description:  Concrete bridge over the Little Tennessee River shown after its demolition by the 305th Engineering Battalion from Camp Forrest, Tennessee.

Historical Note:  Abandoned bridge was in the TVA dam area and was demolished as part of a three-day maneuver.

Place:  Knoxville, Tennessee

Date:  1-29-1942

General Notes:  Associated Press wirephoto.  Wire service text on reverse.

File Location:  I-F-5, Box 2 (Photographs), Folder 21

Accession #:  2002-054

Image #:  29537

Format:  Photographic print

 

Concrete Bridge Over the Little Tennessee River

Description:  Concrete bridge over the Little Tennessee River shown during its demolition by the 305th Engineering Battalion from Camp Forrest, Tennessee.

Historical Notes: Abandoned bridge was in the TVA dam area and was demolished as part of a three-day maneuver.

Place:  Knoxville, Tennessee

Date:  1-29-1943

General Notes:  Associated Press wire photo.  Wire service text on reverse.  

File Location:  I-F-5, Box 2 (Photographs), Folder 21

Accession #:  2002-054

Image #:  29536

Format:  Photographic print

 

 

 

View of Arnold Engineering Development Center

 

 

Description:  View of Arnold Engineering Development Center.

Historical Notes:  11-14-1949, construction started on Air Engineering Development Center at Camp Forrest.  6-25-1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicates AEDC. 8-3-1951, redesignated the Arnold Engineering Development Center.

Place:  Tullahoma, Tennessee

Collection:  Library Collection

File Location:  Drawer 24, Folder 147

Image #:  29022

Format:  Photographic print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

Aerial View of Arnold Engineering Development Center

 

Description:  Aerial view of Arnold Engineering Development Center.

Historical Note:  11-14-1949, construction started on Air Engineering Development Center at Camp Forrest.  6-25-1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicates AEDC. 8-3-1951, redesignated the Arnold Engineering Develoment Center.  

Place:  Tullahoma, Tennessee

General Notes:  Narrative on reverse.

Collection:  Library Collection

File Location:  Drawer 24, Folder 147

Image #:  29021

Format:  Photographic Print

 

 

 

Church of Christ on Loretta Lynn's Property

 

Description:  Church of Christ on the Loretta Lynn property, Hurricane Mills.

Historical Note:  The church is now abandoned.

Place:  Humphreys County, Tennessee

Date:  1960s

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  HU050

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  8877

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

Dike and Pump at Duck River Game Refuge

 

Description:  A view of the dike and pump at the Duck River Game Refuge near Kentucky Lake.

Place:  Kentucky Lake, Tennessee

Date:  8-22-1952

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 69, File 26

Series:  Tennessee Valley Authority

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  24019

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV7402

 

 

 

Aerial View of Duck River Duck Refuge

 

Description:  An aerial view of the Duck River Duck Refuge on the Tennessee River, with Birdsong Creek seen in the distance.

Place:  Kentucky Lake, Tennessee

Date:  2-8-1949

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 68, File 16

Series:  Tennessee Valley Authority

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  23829

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5384

 

 

 

Fishing for Red-Horse (Carp)
 

Description:  A large group of unidentified men fishing for red-horse (carp) in the Duck River at Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Place:  Bedford County, Tennessee

Date:  3-31-1950

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 23, File 118

Series:  Fishing

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  16838

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5918

 

 

 

 

L.H. Sprague Counting Red Horse Fish Eggss

 

Description:  L.H. Sprague, Conservation Officer, counting Red Horse fish eggs at the Duck River Fish Hatchery at Shelbyville, Tenn.

Place:  Bedford County, Tennessee

Date:  3-31-1950

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 20, File 162

Series:  Conservation

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  16471

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5923

 

 

 

 

Duck River Fish Hatchery

 

Description:  Duck River Fish Hatchery at Shelbyville.  R-L:  Carl Reek, V.P.; Theron Bracey, Sec. & Treas.; ? Marbury, Pres.; ? Seering and W. Cook; Hoyte Simmons, W. Marbury; Howard Smith; Pollard Moore; Wayne Cartwright; L. Sprague; and Harold Armstrong.

Place:  Bedford County, Tennessee

Date:  3-31-1950

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 20, File 161

Series:  Conservation

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  16470

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5922

 

 

 

Columbia Bridge During the Duck River Flood

 

Description:  Columbia bridge during the Duck River flood.  The bridge is partially submerged under water.  

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  1948

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  MA117A

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  9990

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

Flood Waters from Duck River

 

Description:  Flood waters from the Duck River. The water is up to the driving surface of the bridge.

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  1948

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  MA115B

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  9986

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

People Crossing Duck River on Footlog
 

Description:  People using footlog across the Duck River.

Historical Note:  It was the only way across the river until the 1950s.

Place:  Coffee County, Tennessee

Date:  1945-1946

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  CF112

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  6232

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

 

President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at Columbia State Community College Dedication
 

Description:  President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the dedication of Columbia State Community College by Johnson.

Historical Note:  Thirty-sixth president of the United States, born Gillespie County, Texas, August 27, 1908.  Died San Antonio, Texas, January 22, 1973.  Elected vice-president in 1960, acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22, 1963.

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  3-15-1967

File Location:  I-J-3, Box 2

Accession #:  2003-067

Image #:  26811

Format:  Photographic print

 

 

 

 

President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at Dedication of Columbia State Community College

 

Description:  President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the dedication of Columbia State Community College by Johnson.

Historical Note:  Thirty-sixth president of the United States, born Gillespie County, Texas, August 27, 1908.  Died San Antonio, Texas, January 22, 1973.  Elected vice-president in 1960, acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22, 1963.

Place:  Columbia, Tennessee

Date:  3-15-1967

File Location:  I-J-3, Box 2

Accession #:  2003-067

Image #:  26808

Format:  Photographic print

 

 

 

 

Old Stone Fort

 

Description:  A view of the Duck River at the Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Area near Manchester, Tennessee, 1975.  

Place:  Old Stone Fort State Park, Tennessee

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 78, File 349

Series:  Slides

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  25447

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook and Marbury with Four Fish

 

Description:  W. Cook and W. Marbury of Shelbyville, with four red-horse carp.

Place:  Bedford County, Tennessee

Date:  3-31-1950

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 23, File 119

Series:  Fishing

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  16839

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5919

 

Sheriff Jernigan with Wild Oat Still
 

Description:  Sheriff Jernigan with wild oat still.

Place:  Coffee County, Tennessee

Date:  1943

Collection:  Looking Back at Tennessee

File Location:  CF015

Accession #:  1988-017

Image #:  6136

Format:  Contact print

Photographer:  TSLA Staff

 

 

 

 

John Jared at Crumpton Creek
 

Description:  John Jared unhooking a 13" rainbow trout he caught in Crumpton's Creek near Tullahoma.

Place:  Coffee County, Tennessee

Date:  3-1-1950

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 23, File 111

Series:  Fishing

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  16831

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV5871

 

 

 

Ovoca Falls Near Tullahoma
 

Description: Ovoca Falls on Carroll Creek, located near Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Place:  Coffee County, Tennessee

Date:  3-5-1953

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 75, File 25

Series:  Waterways

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  24827

Format:  Copy print

Negative #:  CV7659

 

 

 

Elvis Presley and Gov. Buford Ellington
 

Description:  Elvis Presley, Gov. Buford Ellington.  Joint Convention, Tennessee General Assembly.

General Notes:  Neg. # 14761c

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee

Date:  3-7-1961

Collection:  Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection

File Location:  Box 51, File 68

Series:  People

Accession #:  RG 82

Image #:  21059

Negative #:  CV14761

 

 

 

 

Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff Performing at the Grand Ole Opry
 

Description:  Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff performing at the Grand Ole Opry.

Place:  Nashville, Tennessee

Date:  ca. 1970

Collection:  Library Collection

File Location:  Drawer 8, Folder 91

Image #:  1619

Format:  Photographic print

Negative #:  6821

 

 

 

Home and Grave of Dr. John Sappington

Description:  Possibly the home of Dr. John Sappington in Arrow Rock, Saline County, Missouri (accompanies a photograph of Sappington's grave).

Historical Note:  First doctor in Nashville, Tennessee; introduced the use of quinine as a treatment for malaria.  

Place:  Saline County (Missouri)?

Date:  ca. 1950

General Notes:  Gift of Miss Eula Riley, Columbia, Missour.

Collection:  Library Collection

File Location:  Drawer 14, Folder 213

Image #:  27445

Format:  Photographic print

 

 

 

 

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