Plates, Photographic credit given to C.C. Giers, Nashville, Tennessee for all 23 black and white photograph plates:

Plate 1: "Stone Idol. Discovered in Knox Co. near Straw[berry] Plains in [Aolston] River, in a cave [...] p. 2/3

Plate 1: same as above, given again. p. 270/271

Plate 2: "Figure 2: Side view of preceding stone idol. [...]" p. 272/273

Plate 3: "Figure 3: Male stone idol, from valley of Cumberland River, Carroll County of sandstone." "Figure 4: Female stone idol from middle Tennessee, carved out of sand stone. Full face view"; p.274/275

Plate 4: "Figures 5 & 6: Side view of preceding stone idols. [...]"; p. 276/277

Plate 5: "Figures 7 & 8: Indian idols, females, comprised of clay and crushed river shells"; p. 278/279

Plate 6: "Figures 9 & 10: Side view of preceding images. Showing the peculiar Aztec features of the black idol, and [...]"; p.280/281

Plate 7: Figures 11, 12, & 13. cTigure 11: Idol from Middle Tennessee, comprised of red clay, and solid [...]." cTigure [12]: Female image, black and comprised of black clay and river shells, -hollow [...]." "Figure 13: Mexican Idol, from Temple of Chilula Mexico"; p.284/285

Plate 8: Figures 14 & 15. "Figure 14: The head of the young man in Fig. 14 is that of my pupil JohnH. Monton." "Figure 15: Cranium of Princess of the Sun, from Sacred Mound on banks of Cumberland opposite Nashville"; p. 284/285

Plate 9: "Tigure 16: Cranium Preistess of the Sun. Side view- Sacred mound from banks of Cumberland River opposite Nashville"; p. 286/287

Plate 10: 'Tigures 17-20: Crania from stone graves, middle Tennessee, valley of Cumberland and tributaries"; p.288/289

Plate 11: "Figures 21-28: Crania from stone graves, middle Tennessee, valley of Cumberland and tributaries"; p.290/291

Plate 12: "Figures 29-33: Crania from stone graves, Valley of Cumberland and Harper"; p.292/293

Plate 13: '"Figures 34-45: Ornaments from stone graves, middle Tennessee"; p.293/294

Plate 14: "Figures 43-45: Diseased bones from stone graves of middle Tennessee, supposed to be results of syphilis"; p.294/295

Plate 15: Figures 46-52: "Figure 46: Sea conch from stone grave, sacred mound, valley of Cumberland, opposite Nashville. [...]" "Figure 47: Vase, compound of yellow clay, and crushed shells, from stone grave near Franklin, Tenn." "Figure 48: Antique Vase from sacred mound, opposite Nashville." "Figures 49-53-54: Indian bones of upper jaw and face showing fine [...], prominent nose and c." "Figure 50: Indian bone of old Indian, from stone mound on [...] place." cTigure 51: Lower jaw, young Indian boy" cTigure 52: Lower jaw of old Indian, sacred mound, Cumberland River, opposite Nashville"; p.298/299

Plate 16: "Figure 55: Sacred vase, from stone grave on banks of Big Harper, from mound in ancient fortification, 21/2 miles above Franklin, Tennessee, compound of yellow clay and crushed shells, [...]"; p.300/301

Plate 17: "Figure 56: Bottom of sacred vase, figured in Plate 16, showing diversion of bottom into three portions"; p.302/303

Plate 18: "Figures 57-61: Antique vases from stone graves, middle Tennessee" "Figure 57: Vase in shape of frog, from stone grave, Old Town, Big Harper" "Figure 58: Small black vase, with [...] on sides- stone graves, Colonel Overtons" "Figure 59: Vase representing head of Mexican hog, from stone grave, Old Town" "Figure 60: Vase representing frog, or some aquatic animal" "Figure 61: Black vase or water vessel with head of wolf, Cumberland Valley, near Nashville"; p.304/305

Plate 19: "Figures 62-72: Antique vases from stone graves, middle Tennessee" "Figure 70: Clay cover for pots- used also for rubbing and pounding corn and paint"; p.305/306

Plate 20: 'Tigures 73-101: Warlike implements of aborigines of Tennessee" "Figures 73- 99: Arrow heads, javelins, spearheads, scalping knives" 'Tigure 100: Stone hatchet, compound of green chloritic slate" "Figure 101: Stone hatchet, from sacred mound, Cumberland valley, opposite Nashville. Compound of green chloritic slate"; p.308/309

Plate 21: Figures 102-114: "Figures 102-104: [Biconcan] discs, fashioned onto [...] and beautifully polished" Figure "106: Half of a stone bead" Figures "107-111: Fashioned of clay to crushed shells and appearantly employed to close the mouths of vessels and to crush corn" Figure "108: Pipe in shape of a [quale], with [bird] in back and hole for stem in tail. Widely cut out of sand-stone" Figure "109: Common Indian pipe. Compound of yellow clay" Figure "110: formed of green [rarigatent] serpentine" Figure "113: Magnificent pipe of peace {Calamet}. Cut onto of soft reddish green stone. Represents a South American bird? Parrot or Paraquite" Figure "114: Round stone formed of beautifiil pudding stone, the compound [of] pebbles of different colors, yellow, red, and black, forms a beautiful mosaic. Used in games"; p.310/311