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Title	General view of Tennessee Centennial
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
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Subjects-TGM	Centennial celebrations Buildings Exhibition buildings Celebrations Exhibitions Anniversaries Commemorations Events Fairs Festivals
Subjects-LC	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	This general view of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition features the Parthenon and the Memphis Pavilion in the foreground of the image. The Commerce Building, the Education Building and the Giant See-Saw are in the background of the photograph. Lake Watauga occupies the foreground of the image. The prevalence of flags flying, bench seating, and such infrastructure elements as sidewalks, street lamps, and decorative railings and columns on the grounds reveal the mammoth scale of this undertaking for the State of Tennessee.
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Date	1897
Creator	Calvert Bros. & Taylor
Collection name	Tennessee Historical Society Picture Collection
Historical note	The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was held in the 200-acre West Side Park of Nashville and ran from May 1, 1897 to October 30, 1897. The event honored the 100th year of statehood for Tennessee; the celebration was delayed one year due to financing problems and the unfinished state of some attractions. The site itself was renamed Centennial City and featured thirty-five major structures on its grounds. The location had served as the historic site for the mustering of troops for the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War before becoming the Old Fair Grounds and a harness racing park.
Accession number	THS 193
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	27161
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"