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Andrew Johnson Tailor Shop, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Andrew Johnson Tailor Shop Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Johnson Homestead Parlor, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

"The parlor of the Andrew Johnson Homestead, furnished with haircloth-covered settee and matching chairs, houses many presentations received by the Johnsons during their period of public service."

Hospital Varian, Hamburg, Tenn - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Ehrgott (Peter), Forbriger (Adolf) & Co.

View of military post Tracy City, Tenn

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Eno.

Camp Ready, Hamburg, Tennessee - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Middleton, Strobridge & Co.

Cemetery at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee

Andrew Jackson, who served as president from 1829 to 1837, lived at the Hermitage from 1804 until his death in 1845. Jackson's policies toward Native Americans were instrumental in the forced removal of most of... More

Chattanooga from the North - Early photography, Public domain image

George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and ... More

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Early Home and Tailor Shop, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

A view of farmers bringing their tobacco to town also shows Andrew Johnson's early home (two-story structure on right) and part of his Tailor Shop beyond it.

"Johnson Square", National Parks gallery, Andrew Johnson National Hist...

Set of buildings owned by Johnson - on the corner of Main and Summer Streets

Andrew Johnson Home on day of his burial., Andrew Johnson National His...

Andrew Johnson's Homestead - taken on day the President was buried. Note the black mourning ribbons tied to the shutters.

STRI-8x10p1920-0017 - National Parks Gallery

Harding House Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: 1022 - public domain image

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson National Historic Sit...

The entrance to the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery

Zenith Buildings, Big South Fork national river and recreation area

The Webb-Hammock Company supply house, the miners bathhouse and the company store at the Zenith Community along North White Oak Creek.

Main Street Greeneville, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Main Street, Greeneville, TN, taken on the day of Andrew Johnson's funeral.

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Andrew Johnson National Historic Sit...

Entrance to Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.

Courthouse where Andrew Johnson laid in state., Andrew Johnson Nationa...

The Greeneville Courthouse where Andrew Johnson's body laid in state.

Andrew Johnson's Funeral, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Photograph of the funeral of the 17th President. Public domain photograph of people attending a political event, crowd, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The hermitage drawn by T. Birch, from a description funished by a frie...

Print shows a distant view of the Hermitage, with trees on the left and horses in a fenced pasture in the foreground. Trimmed to within plate mark.

Brown's Ferry Tavern, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Cherokee leader John Brown, who owned 640 acres in this area, ordered the construction of Browns Ferry Tavern in 1803. By the 1830s, Brown's land formed the boundary of the Cherokee Nation. In 1838, the road ru... More

Cedartown Removal Camp, Cedartown, Georgia

The park located northeast of the above-named street corner was the location of one of several camps where nearby Cherokee were brought before being taken to larger camps in southeastern Tennessee. The camp, wh... More

The Landscapes of the Battlefield of Franklin, Tennessee, The Carter H...

Significance: The Carter House was built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter. At the time, the town of Franklin was small, and the house and farm were surrounded by a rural setting. The Federal style brick farm... More

Untitled (Army camp, perhaps from the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chat...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Andrew Johnson's Early Home, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

"Andrew Johnson and his family lived in this house which is located across the street from his tailor shop prior to moving to the Andrew Johnson Homestead in 1851."

Union / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved by H.S. Sadd.

Print showing original image from 1852 with Henry Clay, sitting to the left of center, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster standing at center, except that the plate has been reworked so that Abraham Lincoln (with ... More

Topographical map of Nashville, Tenn. / during American Civil War

Shows physical relief, street rights-of-way, railroads, and outstanding buildings. Does not show vernacular buildings or other cultural features. Relief shown by gradated hachures. Signed in ink handwriting at ... More

Cottage in Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Victorian era public domain image

Title transcribed from handwritten text on verso. On verso: Butler, Bonsall & Co., Army Photographers, General Rousseau's Division. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John... More

Summertown Hotel, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee during American Civil Wa...

Title transcribed from handwritten text on verso. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 137, surrogate p. 35 (upper left). Surrogate a... More

Bassett's house, Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly quarters of Colonel God...

Headquarters Chief of Artillery Department of the Cumberland

Photograph shows rows of carts and cannons in front of the buildings. No. 4515. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photograph is half of a stereograph pa... More

Port Royal, S.C. [i.e. Virginia] - A black and white photo of a river ...

Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Government Saw Mill (Chattanooga), Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Confederate ram Tennessee, Mobile, Alabama, Confederate States of Amer...

No. 3151. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Cited in The End of an Era: the Image of War, vol. 6, p. 106. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Entrance to office of Sanitary Commission. No. 8 Cherry Street, Nashvi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bird's eye view of junction of the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, showing ...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 1.5 Panoramic map looking south from Vienna, Illinois, to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Waverly, Tennessee, is on the left and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is on the righ... More

Office of Judge Advocate Department of the Cumberland

No. 4518. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Office of Provost Marshall Department of the Cumberland

No. 4512. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records o... More

Unknown Confederate Dead - National Parks Gallery

Six Confederate unknown soldiers buried at Battery Robinett. Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sunrise at the McFadden Farm - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

This Wiard rifle, along with several other cannon exhibits, marks the line where 57 Union cannons beat back the last attack of the Battle of Stones River on January 2, 1863

Army bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, L8121

Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford

No. 3169. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Quartermaster's landing and storehouses, Chattanooga, Tenn.

No. 8125. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Headquarters of General Thomas. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows a group of men posed on the front steps of the building. No. 5114. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. 18th Ohio Infantry. 15th Pennsylva... More

[A camp made up of small cabins that surround a large building]

No. 4513. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. 18th Ohio Infantry. 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Photograph is half stereograph... More

Sutter's [i.e. Sutler's] Row, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Photograph shows men standing in front of a row of stores on a commercial street in Chattanooga. No. 8124. Photographer identified in National Archives photo, 111-B-512. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Western border states. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Scale ca. 1:740,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.7 At top of sheet: Military portraits, map of the seat of war, uniforms, arms, & c. Map of Missouri, Tennessee, and parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territ... More

Chicago Board of Trade Battery - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Position of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery during the afternoon of December 31, 1862.

The campaign in Tennessee -- Interior of Fort Henry, on the morning af...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 13, no. 327 (1862 March1), p. 236.

Colonel Phillip J. Kearny of Co. A, 11th New Jersey Infantry Regiment ...

Ribbon badge printed "Twenty-fifth annual reunion of the Society of Kearny's First New Jersey Brigade, Camden, N.J., Sept. 14, 1906" shows portrait of identified soldier who died of wounds received at Gettysbur... More

Church at Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, April 1, 1862

Drawing shows St. John's Episcopal Church, built in 1839 on land donated by Leonidas Polk who later became a Confederate general (Source: Peake). Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Date on drawing: ... More

Slaughter Pen in the Snow - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

A blanket of snow covers the rocks that were once stained red with blood from the terrible fighting that raged here on December 31, 1862.

[Supply Steamers at Nashville, Tennessee]

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Section of a light battery in Jacksonville, Florida

Title and date from stereograph: LOT 14110-5, no. 62. Plate forms half of a stereograph pair. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 47, A.B. Hussey & Co. Previous unverified title: Chattanooga, Tenn?... More

Shiloh National military park - Grant's Headquarters

Where General U.S. Grant spent the night of April 6, 1862.

Railroad bridge, Whiteside, Tenn., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Brady-Handy Collection. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. II, p. 317".

Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee

Print shows soldier holding American flag at tip of Point Lookout as some soldiers aim their rifles below and others rest. Proof before lettering; registration marks in margins. Stamped: From the file of James... More

Chattanooga water works, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows U.S. Army water works at Cameron Hill, Chattanooga, Tennessee Purchase; Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:117). Vender : Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.

McFadden Farm - Union Viewpoint

From these heights, Union cannon pounded the last Confederate attack of the battle on January 2, 1863.

Court house, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Quarters of provost guard of General ...

Photograph shows court house when used as quarters for General John White Geary's provost guard with troops, tents, and horse and wagon in front. Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

[Railroad yard, Chattanooga, Tennessee] during American Civil War

Photograph shows a pile of bent rails with a Western & Atlantic Railroad flatcar in the foreground and buildings in the background. Purchase; Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:117). Exhibited: "Th... More

Ruins of R.R. bridge across Tennessee River, at Bridgeport, Tenn.? (i....

Caption provided by Minnesota Historical Society from the NPS Civil War Series: The Battles of Chickamauga: The Confederates destroyed the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Alabama, in th... More

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

"Chattanooga" - Mosaic Mural, by Allyn Cox, 1966

In fall of 1863, the Army of the Cumberland was besieged at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Under the direction of a recently arrived General Grant, the Union army won a series of battles around Chattanooga and drove t... More

Camps at Stevenson Ala. March 4-1864

Naive (self-taught) image with cabins in foreground, men in carriage pulling cannon lower left, tents, cabins and fort in background. Signed lower right: G.H. Blakeslee March 4 - T.E. 1864. Title inscribed in r... More

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, Mar...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 19. Landmarks labeled on image.

Transports, Tennessee River - Early photography, Public domain image

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

The United States monitor "Neosho" engaging three Rebel batteries on t...

Published in: Harper's weekly, 1864. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Headquarters of General Sherman or Thomas, Chattanooga

Knoxville, Tenn., view from the cupola of University of East Tennessee...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 20. Landmarks labeled on image.

Army bridge, Chattanooga, 1864 - A black and white photo of a river an...

Photograph shows an aerial view of the bridge across the Tennessee River built by the Federal Army. No. B769. Hand written on verso: "Miller III, 253". Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Army of the Cumberland - Nashville and its fortifications

Tents of Wilson's cavalry on hill, six miles from Nashville. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 8, no. 418 (1864 Dec. 31), p. 844.

North west view of Fort Negley - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Gibson & Co.

Chattanooga, Tenn. 1864. Lookout Mountain, from near the rolling mill,...

Hand written on verso: "8535 Tenn." Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee - Art Institute of Chicago

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

South east view of Fort Negley - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Gibson & Co. Copyright deposit. Inscribed in pencil on upper left corner: Filed Dec 31, 1864.

Provost Marshals Headquarters, Chattanooga, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1864 during American Civil War

Photograph shows aerial view of Chattanooga. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites... More

Transports, Tennessee River at Chattanooga

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Bridge over Tennessee River at Chattanooga

Bridge Across Tennessee River at Chattanooga

Formerly attributed to George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mix... More

Transports, Tennessee River - Early photography, Public domain image

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Tennessee River at Bridgeport - Early photography, Public domain image

Tennessee River at Chattanooga (81 Lookout Mountain Spur)

Chattanooga, Tennessee (vicinity). Lulu Falls, Lookout Mt

Caption from negative sleeve: Lulu Falls, Lookout Mt. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, J. Paul Getty Museum

Public domain photograph - 19th-century albumen print, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cemetery 1865 - NARA - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The John Ross House, Ringold, Georgia

Public domain photograph - 19th-century albumen print, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Johnson Home 1865, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

An 1865 view of the President's Homestead.

President Andrew Johnson pardoning Rebels at the White House / sketche...

Print showing title page of the Saturday October 14th issue with large illustration of President Johnson pardoning the Rebels after the Civil War and a smaller illustration of Johnson's tailor shop in Tennessee... More

French Broad River near Warm Springs.

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Steam Sloop Chattanooga.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public dom...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Scenes in Memphis, Tennessee, during the riot

2 illustrations in: Harper's weekly, 1866 May 26, p. 321. Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone's River National Cemetery

Copyright deposit, 1867, by Russell Whitman. Printed on mount: Published and sold in behalf of a fund for ornamenting the National Cemeteries in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Geo... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1870...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions... More

[Ropers Rock where first Federals scaled the cliff]/[Lookout Mountain ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ruins, historic place, landmark, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bird's eye view of the city of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenness...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bird's eye view of the city of Memphis, Tennessee 1870.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 901 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1

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