Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 1897 / The Henderson Litho. Co., Cincinnati. – Historic 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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This rare antique lithograph captures Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 1897 / The Henderson Litho. Co., Cincinnati. in remarkable detail. 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 Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 1897 / The Henderson Litho. Co., Cincinnati.
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Unlike many fair views drawn from ground level, this chromolithograph offers a bird's-eye view of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, held in Nashville in 1897. The fair marked 100 years since Tennessee joined the Union in 1796, and it took place in Centennial Park. The Henderson Litho. Co. of Cincinnati produced the print around 1896, ahead of the opening, so it likely reflects the planned layout and buildings as promoters hoped visitors would see them. Bird's-eye views like this were popular as souvenirs and promotional pieces in the 1890s, and they remain useful records of how the fairgrounds were arranged.
| Created / published | c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition--(1897 :--Nashville, Tenn.) Exhibitions--Tennessee--Nashville--1890-1900. Centennial celebrations--Tennessee--Nashville--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,170 × 2,250 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114853 |
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