The statue of Alvin York on the Tennessee State Capitol grounds. The statue's sculptor, Felix De Weldon, and York's widow, Gracie, are photographed viewing the statue. The Tennessee State Capitol building, a cannon, and the equestrian statue of...
Four-page printed program for the ceremonies surrounding the unveiling of the statue of Alvin York on the Capitol grounds. Festivities scheduled include the 81st Airborne Division band, the York Institute band, the 82nd Airborne Division Color...
Stereograph showing the back of a statue depicting Virtue at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The statue is on the edge of a lily pond and stands beneath a waterfall.
Postcard featuring color image of the memorial statue of Sam Davis. The statue depicts Sam Davis standing with his arms crossed atop a stone monument with a bronze inscription.
Statue memorial of Sam Davis. Monument shows white stone statue of Sam Davis standing with his arms crossed atop a stone monument with an inscription on the base.
Artist Charles Niehaus executed this study in painted plaster, 3.4 inches x 2.37 inches x 2.43 inches, of Forrest's head for the statue eventually cast and placed in Forrest Park in Memphis, Tenn. The hair style in this model is different from that...
Barbed wire; Torches; Sculpture; Heads (Anatomy); Reflections; Crowns; Fantasy
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of the Statue of Liberty. On the top of the page he has written,"Maybe not in reality - but in every dream - "Underneath this heading, he has drawn a picture of a man dreaming...
This 5" x 7" card is an invitation from Tennessee Gov. Buford Ellington to the unveiling of the York statue on the Capitol grounds, December 13, 1968. The recipient is also invited to a Nashville Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Andrew Jackson...
The title pages of a series of sketches dealing with Andrew Jackson. Drawing is entitled "Following Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845," and shows the image of the famous equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. The artist's name and date are also given.
Sculpture; Public sculpture; Monuments & memorials; Capitols; Soldiers; Firearms; Uniforms
The Alvin C. York Memorial on the southeast corner of the State Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee. York, wearing a World War I uniform, is aiming a rifle; the Tennessee State Capitol is visible in the background.
Equestrian statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Forrest Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Four unidentified individuals also appear in the image, as do the surrounding landscaping and hardscaping.
Confederate monument in Murfreesboro. The monument consists of a large limestone base with bronze inscription topped with a statue of a Confederate soldier with a rifle.
Confederate Park in Memphis with a view of the Mississippi River in the background. The American flag can be seen flying over a building in the park, and the prow of a steamship is visible on the riverbank at the left side of the image.
Horse-drawn carriage travelling past stone monuments on Kelly Field in Chickamauga National Military Park. Closest statue commemorates the 7th Virginia Infantry.; The reverse side lists the postcard as "no. 2176, Chattanooga, Tenn."
Greek temples; Parks; Sculpture; Buildings; Galleries and museums
View of the Parthenon, a replica of the original located in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. At right is a statue of Major J.W. Thomas, a leader of Tennessee's Centennial Exposition effort.
