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Title	Government Building
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Subjects-TGM	Centennial celebrations Exhibition buildings Exhibitions Anniversaries Events Fairs Commemorations Flags Domes
Subjects-LC	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Angled view of the U.S. Government Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The building stood close to the main entrance of the grounds near Lake Katherine. The building, with classical style architecture, had the form of a cross. The center was intended to resemble in general appearance the dome of the newly constructed Library of Congress in Washington. Flags were mounted on each corner of the building.
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Date	1897
Creator	Calvert Bros. & Taylor
Collection name	Tennessee Historical Society Picture Collection
Historical note	The purpose of the Government Building was to exemplify the workings of the United States Government. Ten different departments, such as the War and Treasury Departments, displayed exhibits which were brought to the building by railroad cars of the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Company. The Railway Company had to extend its tracks up to the east end of the building for unloading purposes.
Accession number	THS 193
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	27167
Ordering information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/dwg/ImageOrderForm.pdf to Public Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the bottom of the page at the following location under Imaging Services Forms: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/forms.htm#imaging.
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Image dimensions	4.5" x 3"
Overall dimensions	5.75" x 4.25"