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View from an elevation in front of the Capitol, Nashville, Tenn., looking west over the battle...
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View from an elevation in front of the Capitol, Nashville, Tenn., looking west over the battle field on the first day of the fight, Dec. 15th, 1864
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File Name
shades_loc_0059
Creator
Barnard
,
George
N
.
(1819-1902)
Title
View
from an
elevation
in
front
of the
Capitol
,
Nashville
,
Tenn.
,
looking
west
over
the
battle
field
on the
first
day
of the
fight
,
Dec
.
15th
,
1864
Publisher
E.T. Anthony & Company, New York
Date
1864
Genre
Photographs
Material/Technique
Stereograph
Description
This
stereographic
image
shows
a
hillside
view
of
large
houses
and
smaller
outbuildings
stretching
out
towards
a
misty
horizon
. The
standing
water
,
dead-looking
vegetation
, and
leafless
trees
suggest
that the
time
of
year
is
late
fall
or
early
winter
.
Historical note
Barnard
was a
photographer
in the
Topographical
Branch
of the
Department
of
Engineers
,
Army
of the
Cumberland
,
United
States
Army
with
offices
based
at
89
Church
Street
in
Nashville
beginning
in
December
1863
. He
is
known
to have
photographed
federal
installations
,
transportation
networks
, and
battlefields
in
Tennessee
in
1863
and
1864
.
Subject
Nashville
,
Battle
of,
Nashville
,
Tenn.
,
1864
;
United
States--History--Civil
War
,
1861-1865--Battlefields--Tennessee--Nashville
Theme
Holding Fast to Beauty
Story
Sarah Polk
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Nashville
Time period
1860-1869
Language
eng
Rights
Images
reproduced
on this
website
are
intended
for
individual
,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
the
Library
of
Congress
.
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jp2
Contributing Institution
Library of Congress
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file
shades12/shades_loc_0059.tif
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