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Reunion of the Blue and Gray in Knoxville, Tennessee, October 8-9, 1890

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Reunion of the Blue and Gray in Knoxville, Tennessee, October 8-9, 1890

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File Name	shades_mccl_0013.tif
Creator	Thompson Photography Studio
Title	Reunion of the Blue and Gray in Knoxville, Tennessee, October 8-9, 1890
Alternate Title	Blue-Gray Reunion, 1890
Date	1890
Genre	Photographs
Description	This photograph of a barren landscape shows a large tent on the hilltop at left and a two story house on the right. In the middle ground are several figures standing on what may be earthworks remaining from the battle of Fort Sanders.
Historical note	This was taken from the roof top of the J. D. Cowan house near Cumberland Avenue on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. It shows the "monster tent" with a capacity of 15,000, which was erected for the "Reunion of the Blue and Gray" held on October 8 and 9, 1890.
Subject	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields--Tennessee--Knoxville; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans.
Theme	The Persistence of Memory
Story	Reunions and Tourism
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Knoxville
Time period	1890-1899
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 McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
Credit line	Thompson Photograph Collection, McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Contributing Institution	McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,84
Archival file	shades11/shades_mccl_0013.tif