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Silver print portrait of Osbourne McConathy. Signed on negative plate "Osbourne McConathy, 1875-1947" Photo by Toloff of Evanston, Ill. Framed by Knaffl & Bro.

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Pencil and charcoal(?) drawing of Charles McClung (1761-1835). (stained). Accompanied by two pieces of wood upon which the drawing was probably placed (also in Museum Box 2). Information about Charles McClung is written on the back of the wood. 1 piece.

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This original photographic print by the Knoxville studio of Knaffl & Brakebill (signed in pencil at lower right) is a portrait of siblings Emma Farrand Agee (1912-1982) and James Rufus Agee (1909-1955), circa 1915. The fragile print is torn across James’ face. “Mrs. Jas Agee” written in pencil on reverse.

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Hand-tinted portrait (4"x6") of unidentified woman in presentation folder; photographer's mark "The Blake Studio Knoxville, Tenn." stamped at bottom of folder (Blake Studio was in business in Knoxville from 1907-1933)

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a) Portrait of Alice Josephine Smithson, hand-tinted, oval, framed, 14.25"x12.25", hand-written on back "Alice Josephine Smithson 1924" (twin sister of Nancy Rebecca Smithson Johnston, 12/23/1906-10/10/1996) b) Portrait of Nancy Rebecca Smithson, hand-tinted, oval, framed, 14"x12", hand-written on back "Nancy Rebecca Smithson 1924", stamp on back "Knaffl & Brakebill Knoxville" (twin sister of Alice Josephine Smithson Buford, 12/23/1906-7/20/1996)

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5x7” negatives + prints (made in ETHC darkroom) of prominent Knoxvillians (Dr. Herbert Acuff; City Managers, Knoxville, 1936 includes James Elmore; Col. Claude Reeder; Price Family; Miss Edith Wise; Judd Mynatt; Dutch Fanz; L.M.G. Baker; Mr. and Mrs. George Ohler).

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Color panorama of students and staff at Sequoyah Elementary on the basketball court outside. Students near the front of the group are holding letters to make a message "E. TN HIST. SOCIETY WE LOVE YOU" Printed at the bottom of the photo in white letters "Sequoyah Elementary School March 4, 1994"

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Five Knoxville baseball teams clipped from Spalding’s Official Base Ball (baseball) guide, Knoxville teams, 1906. Ephemera 2017.003.001: Baker-Hind (sic) [Himel] baseball team Ephemera 2017.003.002: Knoxville Reds baseball team Ephemera 2017.003.003: Imperial base ballteam Ephemera 2017.003.004: McClung base ballteam Ephemera 2017.003.005: Y.M.C.A. baseball team 5 printed images with text, clipped from the guide (4.5 x 3.5 inches).

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Five black-and-white 8"x10" group portraits of Standard Knitting Mill employees at Christmas 1952 and 1953.

Scope and Contents ‘The Tennessee Gubernatorial Contest of 1886. Alf. and Bob Taylor, “The Red and White Rose.” ’ Copyrighted & published 1886 by A. Job, Elk Park, N.C.. A. Gast Bank Note & Litho. Co. St. Louis & N.Y. Includes etched portraits of Rev. N.G. Taylor and Mrs. Emma H. Taylor and Alfred A. Taylor, Nat W. Taylor, David H. Taylor, Mary Eva Taylor, Sanna M. Taylor, Rhoda Emma Taylor, Hugh L. Taylor, James P. Taylor, Robert L. Taylor, Landon C. Haynes. Also etched drawings of ‘The Old Home,’...

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Two studies, both of Ellen McClung Berry and her son, Hugh Berry (she is painting and he has toy boat) (both ornately framed) painted by Eleanor McAdoo Wiley.

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Cabinet card of two unidentified children seated in outdoor scene. Photographer's mark at bottom: J. M. Wallace Studio Cor. Of Broad & Crozier Sts. Knoxville, Tenn. Studio only listed in 1891 City Directory as is John M. Wallace, newspapers.com shows newspaper ads from July 5, 1891 to August 27, 1891.

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William Hurst Dunn (1849-1920) and Dorothea Catherine Snider Dunn (1850-1927) Framed crayon art portraits.

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Photographs of unidentified groups from the university.

Scope and Contents Correspondence:--Letter from Cornelius [Williams] (Saint Louis, Mo.) to Miss Bessie Sneed (Knoxville, Tenn.) December 29, 1936. ALS on Friedman Shelby Branch letterhead stationery. Re: family illness, Christmas and New Year's greetings. Includes envelope.--Envelope postmarked September 5, 1953 addressed to Miss Elizabeth Sneed with clipping about Rev. Walter E. Dakin's visit to his alma mater, Sewanee, The University of the South.--Letter from C.C....

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B&W group portrait of Wright Family, also includes Buffat and Groner surnames 10” x 12” Typed description on back of photograph including location of photo [”taken at the home of Henry Baxter and Nancy Jean Groner on Emory Road west of Harrell Road, Knoxville, Tennessee, about 1905”] and identifications.