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The Suspension Bridge at Nashville
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File Name
shades_tsm_0030.jpg
Title
The
Suspension
Bridge
at
Nashville
Date
ca.
1855
Genre
Paintings
Material/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
24
x
48
inches
Description
Painting
depicting
suspension
bridge
across
the
Cumberland
River
with
large
three
story
castellated
building
(city
jail
also
designed
by
Adolphus
Heiman)
near
bridge
and
paddlewheel
steamer
at
landing
.
Other
buildings
include
the
medical
college
,
which
was also
designed
by
Heiman
.
Historical note
Architect
and
engineer
Adolphus
Heiman
designed
this
suspension
bridge
spanning
the
Cumberland
River
at
Nashville
. The
bridge
was
completed
in
1850
and was
used
until
Confederate
forces
cut
the
cables
on the
night
of
February
18
,
1862
after
the
fall
of
Fort
Donelson
.
Subject
Suspension
bridges
Theme
Taking Care of Business
Story
Adelicia Acklen
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Nashville
;
United
States--Tennessee--Cumberland
River
Time period
1850-1859
Rights
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reproduced
on this
website
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,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
the
Tennessee
State
Museum
.
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jpg
Contributing Institution
Tennessee State Museum
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,92
Archival file
shades11/shades_tsm_0030.jpg
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