19th century Tennessee Photographs
This collection contains eight undated photographs of twenty-one unidentified persons taken by several Tennessee photographers. There are three photographs taken by Nashville photographers (Herstein, Otto B. Giess, and R. E. Hearn). These photographs include one of a middle-aged man, a young girl standing beside her dog, and a young boy with the inscription Ben Cartwright on the back. There is also one photograph of a black man taken by James A. Cargille of Johnson City, Tenneessee. There are two photographs from Morristown, Tennessee. The first is of a group of ten ladies standing outside with a young girl and the second is a photograph of four men at a bar. There is one photograph of a woman taken by Chattanooga, Tennessee photographer Schmedline. The last photograph is of a young girl and a child with the inscription Gallant Sweetwater, Tenn below the photograph.
Dates
- circa 1850-circa 1900
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains eight 19th century photographs of twenty-one unidentified persons taken by several Tennessee photographers.
Biographical/Historical Note
No biographical information is available for this collection.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection belongs to the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository