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McCrary & Branson Portraits

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1845

  • Staff Only

This collection contains three mounted cabinet card photographs taken by the company McCrary & Branson in Knoxville, Tennessee. The photos are of individual portraits of three different men. One photo has handwriting on the back, labeling the subject "Rev Stuart (singer at Camp Meeting)." Another is identified as "Etcel - noted evangelist." The third portrait does not have any identifying material.

Dates

  • undated

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains three mounted cabinet card photographs taken by the company McCrary & Branson in Knoxville, Tennessee. The photos are of individual portraits of three different men. One photo has handwriting on the back, labeling the subject "Rev Stuart (singer at Camp Meeting)." Another is identified as "Etcel - noted evangelist." The third portrait does not have any identifying material.

Biographical / Historical

Lloyd Branson was born in Union County in 1863. He was a noted artist, making portraits of well-to-do east Tennesseans. In 1880 he founded McCrary & Branson, a company he owned with photographer Frank McCrary. The company supplied photography and other artistic services like portrait painting, mostly done by Branson. The company was located on Gay Street in Knoxville, TN. There is no biographical information available for the three subjects of the photographs.

Arrangement

This collection is in one folder.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480