Photographs

 Photographs and silent video of the Alpine community of Overton County, Tennessee, taken in 1935 by Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan. Most of the photographs are labeled on the back with the names of pictured people and locations. A letter from the donor, Jeanette M. Pruiss, explains the context of the photographs and Hugh W. MacMillan's trip to Alpine, Tennessee.

The Clothesline Project displays handmade shirts bearing witness to interpersonal violence in the community. Each shirt is decorated to represent a particular survivor's experience. The Clothesline Project started with thirty-one shirts hung in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1990 to call attention to violence against women. Since then, thousands of projects have been started in communities worldwide. The shirts in this collection are made by people affected by interpersonal violence. The Tennessee Tech Women's Center participated in the Clothesline project since 1998 and welcomed participation from all people. Current shirts in the project are on display every April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Clothesline Project aims to bear witness to survivors and victims of interpersonal violence; help with the healing process of survivors or those who have lost a loved one to interpersonal violence; educate, document, and raise awareness of the extent of the problem in the community; and provide a nationwide network of support, encouragement, and information for other communities starting their own Clothesline Projects. Shirt colors hold meaning: -WHITE represents those who have died because of interpersonal violence -YELLOW or BEIGE represent those assaulted by an intimate partner or family member RED, PINK, or ORANGE are for survivors of rape and sexual assault -BLUE or GREEN shirts represent survivors of incest or child sexual abuse -PURPLE or LAVENDER represents people attacked because of their sexual orientation or gender identity Colors are not mandatory if a different color or pattern has special significance to a creator. Creators draw, paint, print, or embroider their messages on the shirts to create moving, personal tributes. Shirts do not contain names of perpetrators but may contain first names or initials. Some shirts include a description of a memorialized person.

Photographs taken for The Dispatch newspaper published in Cookeville, Tennessee. The newspaper was published under the title Tennessee Pictorial Dispatch from August 1963 to April 1965, and The Dispatch from April 1965 until closing in 1994.

Digitized photograph of the adult children of Henry S. Bartoo and Clara Grover Bartoo. The bottom row depicts from left to right: Mabel Bartoo Holbert, Myrtle Bartoo Hamilton, Lera Bartoo Jones, Lora Bartoo Hamilton (born 1898). The top row depicts from left to right: Eli Bartoo, Grover Bartoo, DeForest Bartoo, Dorr R. Bartoo, and Herbert Bartoo.

Photograph album by Robert G. Whitfield documents the work of the Nashville Bridge Company on bridges in the Gainsboro and Lebanon areas from 1926 to 1929. The majority of the black and white photographs depict the construction of the Austin Peay Bridge in Jackson County, Tennessee. Other images show the construction of a bridge on the Cumberland River in Lebanon. The collection also includes photographs of camp life during the construction process, featuring the workers involved. Additionally, the album contains photos taken by Whitfield of various other bridges, including those in Gainesboro, Lebanon, Sparta, Martin, Elkton, Halls, and Historic Double Bridges. While many photos focus on the bridge construction, several capture the workers and surrounding areas.

 Photo of thirty-five Cookeville Cavalry men in uniform, mounted on horses.

Photographs of the Alpine community of Overton County, Tennessee, taken by an unknown photographer in 1992. Also includes a newspaper clipping with a photograph of Floyd Broom's Country Store in Alpine, Tennessee. It is unknown who gifted the photographs and clipping. The photographs and clipping were originally housed in a subject file on Alpine created by librarian Christine Spivey Jones. For the accession record, see https://archives.tntech.edu/repositories/3/accessions/201

Photographs of campus buildings and student life at Tennessee Tech University taken by freshman student Bryson Lee.

Acrylic portrait on canvas of Thomas Alva Early painted by M.L. Stone in 1960. Early was president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute from 1916 to 1920. It is assumed this picture was painted for Tennessee Tech. The painting is based on a yearbook picture and details of hair and eye color were provided by an unknown person.

These photographs were created by Wade Storie when he attended Tennessee Tech University's Parachute Club events at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport during the years 1974-1976.