Machinery Building
Title |
Machinery Building |
Description |
The Machinery Building, also called Machinery Hall, at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The architectural style was an example of Greek Doric and served as a perfect complement to the Parthenon, which appeared on the opposite side of Lake Watauga. The foreground of the image features Lake Watauga. |
Historical note |
The Machinery Building measured 375 x 138 feet and highlighted the genius of mechanical invention. It was a strikingly handsome and massive structure patterned after the Greek Parthenon and the Propylaeum in Munich. The machinery in the building was run by the Corliss engine, which was manufactured in Hamilton, Ohio. |
Date |
1897 |
Creator |
Calvert Bros. & Taylor |
Place |
Nashville (Tenn.) |
Collection name |
Tennessee Historical Society Picture Collection |
Accession number |
THS 193 |
Education Tags |
5.38 1897 Centennial Exposition Progressive Era Rise of Industrial America |
Subjects-LC |
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.) |
Subjects-TGM |
Centennial celebrations Exhibition buildings Exhibitions Anniversaries Commemorations Events Fairs Festivals |
Owning institution |
Tennessee Historical Society |
ID# |
27160 |
Digital type |
Still Image |
Digital format |
Image/jp2 |
Media Type |
Photographs |
Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Ordering information |
To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/general/forms/ImagingOrder.pdf to Photo Orders, 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 following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization . |
Image dimensions |
4.5" x 3" |
Overall dimensions |
5.75" x 4.25" |
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