Title	Mark Twain Hotel
Description	The Mark Twain Hotel in Jamestown, Tennessee. The hotel is a two-story building with a veranda/balcony on the first and second floors. A row of cars is parked in front of the building and a house can be seen in the background. The site is identified as the place York and the Warner Brothers filmmakers stayed during their meetings to research the film, "Sergeant York."
Historical Note	Fentress County was Alvin York's home county. This photo was taken during meetings between York and Hollywood producers related to a proposed film, "Sergeant York" based on his World War I exploits. Photographer was Albert Franklin Ganier Sr., who captured photos of the meeting between York and Warner Brothers filmmakers as they researched the film. Mark Twain never lived in Jamestown but referred to it in his writings, frequently calling it "Obedstown" after the nearby Obeds River.
Date	approximately 1940
Place	Jamestown (Tenn.)
Creator	Albert F. Ganier
Collection Name	Albert F. Ganier Photograph Collection, 1900-1955
Subject - LCSH	York, Alvin Cullum, 1887-1964 World War, 1914-1918 -- Tennessee -- History Motion pictures Jamestown (Tenn.)
Subject - TGM	Hotels Automobiles
Accession Number	1989-114A
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	35507
Digital format	Image/jp2
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/albert-f-ganier-photographic-collection-1900-1955
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