Assorted Photograph Collections, Oversized Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kirk photograph collection contains mainly photographs, ranging from the dates of 1894 to 1973. The photographs primarily focus on school class pictures, boats, railroads, and some scenery around the Clarksville area. The collection contains a scrapbook presumed to belong the Kirk family, but there are no names or dates listed throughout the book. In addition to the photographs, the collection contains a range of assorted materials, including a drawing of a dog from 1928, a newspaper...

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The Piatt Family Papers houses the personal family records of the Piatt family that lived in Clarksville, Tenn. The materials in this collection primarily dates between the years 1950 and 1960, with some materials from before and after this time period. This collection consists of correspondences between Dorothy and Robert Piatt. There are various newspaper clippings, photographs and other items such as receipts, and postcards from the Piatt Family.

Description Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 10) is a black and white photograph of a line of cedar trees along the edge of a rocky clearing. The trees appear to be along the edge of a cliff. The photograph on the right (labeled 11) is a black and white photograph of two circular tents and a smaller tent placed along a line of cedar trees. Two people sit at the base of a tree to the left of the smaller tent and a third person sits on the ground to the right...

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Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 12) is a black and white photograph of the top most branches of trees. The photograph on the right (labeled 13) is a black and white photograph of a lone cedar tree on the side of a small, rocky hill.

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Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 14) is a black and white photograph of a stone structure with an arched doorway next to a large tree. The structure appears to be in or next to an open clearing. The photograph on the right (labeled 15) is a black and white photograph of a cedar tree in an open clearing. Two men wearing head coverings sit and stand at the base of the tree, with pails.

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Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 16) is a black and white photograph of several women and two children standing and sitting on the steps of a multi-story stone structure. There is a tree growing from the base of the wall of the structure. Several of the people have woven baskets on hand. The photograph on the right (labeled 17) is a black and white photograph of a thin waterfall flowing from the top of a cliff to a rocky base.

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Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 18) is a black and white photograph of a series of waterfalls flowing from rocky cliffs banked by rocky hills. A woman in a dark colored dress and wearing a head wrap sits against a rock next to the falls. The photograph on the right (labeled 19) is a black and white photograph of a waterfall flowing beneath a stone bridge. The opening is arched and the stones slope down the face of the drop.

Description Two photographs mounted to a large backing. The photograph on the left (labeled 20) is a black and white photograph of a grove of trees of varying heights. There are small white flowers growing on the ground, spread throughout the grove and other unidentified plants. The photograph on the right (labeled 21) is a black and white photograph of a man standing amid a grove of trees and holding onto a tree trunk. He is wearing a tall hat and has a beard. There is a break in the tree line for a...

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This collection consists of photographs from Charles W. Crow Sr. which document his personal life and tenures as executive secretary of the Tennessee Parole and Pardon Board from 1953 - 1960 and mayor of Clarksville from 1963 - 1978. Other images pertain to Crow’s life outside of his work with the state government, such as graduation ceremonies, reunions, and public tributes.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The “Photographs” series, which dates approximately from 1880s to the 1940s, includes a number of photographs that depict the Fort Family in both their casual life and official portraits of both close and distant members of the family. In addition to photographs of the Forts, this series also contains photographs of the Fleming’s home life, a scrapbook of candid and staged photographs, portraits of cousins of the Forts, and seemingly staged photographs produced by a photo studio in...