Tennessee Centennial, Nashville, Tenn., 1897: The Parthenon – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Tennessee Centennial, Nashville, Tenn., 1897: The Parthenon. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Tennessee Centennial, Nashville, Tenn., 1897: The Parthenon
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Of the many views of the 1897 exposition, this stereograph shows the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the Athenian temple built in Nashville's Centennial Park for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The fair marked 100 years of Tennessee statehood, and the building's classical columns and pediment made it the exposition's most recognizable landmark. Stereo cards like this one were sold to a wide audience, so the view helps show how fairgoers and armchair viewers alike saw the event. The card's caption data is unverified, so details beyond the building and the exposition should be checked against other sources.
| Created / published | c1897. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley (Keystone View Co.). No. 6087. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Tenn.--Nashville; Tenn.--Hist--1897; Illinois--Hist--1897; Centennials; Exh.--1897. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,544 × 1,686 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142057 |
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