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An original will of E. F. Falconnet, dated May 9th, 1883. Illustrates the entire document. Born Eugene Louis Frederic de Freudeureich Falconnet in Berne, Switzerland, Falconnet legally adopted the nam…

A portrait photograph of Major John J. McCann, a Confederate Army veteran of the American Civil War, who became a prominent merchant miller based in Nashville, Tennessee during the post-war era. McCan…

A photograph of Coast Guard sailor Victor Cooley (left) and an unidentified sailor aboard the destroyer escort, USS Mosley (DE-321), one of several Navy vessels manned by Coast Guard crews during Worl…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

A pamphlet advertising life insurance for soldiers during World War II. The cover graphic portrays a fatherless family standing with Uncle Sam juxtaposed against a mass gathering of soldiers in the ba…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

A two-page typewritten letter by Jessie Wallace to her mother, Mrs. C.M. (Lorine) Wallace of Ames, Iowa. Jessie grew up in Oklahoma and her family moved to Iowa during the Depression. During World War…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

Photograph of soldiers in uniform, reading from the Torah at a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) service in Karachi, India during World War II. In 1943 (Hebrew year 5704), the holiday began at sundown o…

Photograph of soldiers in uniform, most with their backs towards the camera, gathered around a kneeling camel. One soldier appears to be mounting or dismounting the camel, assisted by a man in a turba…

Photograph of Marine 4.5 rocket crew in action during Operation Punchbowl near the Hwachon Reservoir in North Korea during August 1951. Scene shows smoke, sparks, and flame from launched rocket, as we…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

A one-page (front and back) handwritten letter by Clarence Jackson "Jack" Davis, to his parents, Mr. Benton V. Davis and Mrs. Mildred Jackson Davis, of Nashville, Tenn. Jack Davis joined the Marine Co…

A photocopy of a family history narrative written by Dr. William D. Dorris. The narrative chronicles early Nashville history, with biographical information about several families including Dorris, Men…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…

Photograph of unidentified African-American military band during World War II, probably taken at or near Karachi Air Base in India (now in Pakistan). Photograph probably taken by Morris Levine. Morris…

Cover of photograph album compiled by Loraine O'Connor while her husband, Edward, was serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Edward E. O'Connor Jr. was born on Jan. 14, 1915 in Nashville…

A scene from Nashville’s Star-Spangled Salute to Vietnam Veterans, hosted by Mayor Richard Fulton and the Davidson County Veterans Coordinating Council at Centennial Park on October 4th, 1981. The fes…