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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
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