A letter from Watson Bunten to "Dear Sister Sarah". On reverse of letter to "Dear Sister" (purportedly Sirene Bunten), dated Nov. 24, 1862, from Memphis Tenn. Notes that he has not been paid for nearly a year.
Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
This is the wedding of Ruph Deskins and Leila Vickers in Wise Virginia. The image appears to have be made by J. W. Ashworth in Virginia. It once belonged to Mrs. W. J. Walters. The back of the image has the name "Mrs. George Thornbury"...
These students are standing in front of the original Pikeville High School. The tall man in the hat on the left appears to be T.M. Riddle, who served as principal of Pikeville High School. The image had to have been before 1914, which is when...
The back of the image says that Annie went by "Big" and Kate was "Lit." It also says "Mrs. Joe Marrs -- Mrs. Goff," which appears to refer to their married names.
colleges; sports; sports and recreation spaces; automobiles
Here Anglin Field is pictured during what appears to be a football game. There are cars and people lining the field to watch. Taylor-Williams house in background.
In this missive toward the missionary spirit of educators in rural areas, teacher Gertrude Bartlett is described as a helpful teacher in a small school "but a short distance from [Lincoln Memorial University]." The town is not named,...
Rufus Duncan sits at a wood vise, holding a drawknife in his right hand, while his left hand rests on a wooden handle on the vise. Duncan appears to be talking. Duncan's workshop was located in Copper Valley, VA.
A little girl stands on a small chair next to a quilt stretched over a wooden frame. The girl leans over the quilt, and appears to be sewing. A woman sits in a chair beside the girl. Spools of thread and a small sewing box lay on the quilt...