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Colonial-Antebellum Period (1769-1861)
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Photos Courtesy
of the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
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Description: James K. Polk (1795-1849), seated with left arm resting on a desk and a book in his right hand. Historical Note: 11th President of the United States. General Notes: From a painting by Chappel. Signature located at the bottom. Copy print also included in folder. Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 20, Folder 188 Image #: 3991 Format: Engraving Negative #: 680
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Description: Portrait of James K. Polk (1795-1849). Historical Note: 11th President of the United States. General Notes: Reproduced from the Collections of the Library of Congress. Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 20, Folder 189 Image #: 3989 Format: Photographic print Photographer: Matthew Brady Negative #: 6189-C
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Description: Right Reverand Bishop Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) of Louisiana in clergy vestments. Historical Note: Major General, Confederate Army; Episcopal Bishop. Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 20, Folder 218 Image #: 4030 Format: Photographic print Negative #: 6200-B
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Description: Right Reverand Bishop Leonidas Polk (1806-1864). Historical Note: Major General, Confederate Army; Episcopal Bishop. General Notes: From a photograph by Brady, engraved for the Rebellion Record. Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 20, Folder 216 Image #: 4027 Format: Engraving Engraver: C.P. Putnam Negative #: 700, 6201
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Description: George Montgomery Martin (1780-1873). Historical Note: Founded George M. Martin School for Young Ladies in Columbia, Tennessee; Chair of Languages at University of Tennessee; first teacher of Latin & Greek in Tennessee. Date: 1846-1847 General Notes: P83. Entry # 330 in book "Portraits in Tennessee Before 1866" Collection: Colonial Dames of America Portraits in Tennessee Painted File Location: VIII-D-5V, Box 1, Item P083 Accession #: 95-108 Image #: 29732 Format: Photographic print Artist: Washington B. Cooper
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Description: Chickasaw Mills. There are people on the porch and in the yard. Maria Blanton Currier, wife of Nathaniel Currier, is standing on the porch. Historical Note: Built in 1833 by J. Currier. Place: Henry County, Tennessee Date: 1800s Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee File Location: HE055 Accession #: 1988-017 Image #: 8381 Format: Contact print Photographer: TSLA Staff
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Description: Old Fort Marr blockhouse. Historical Note: Formed part of a stockade used to confine Cherokee Indians before their removal on the Trail of Tears in 1838. General Notes: Typed caption at bottom with Tennessee Tourist Development Department credit. Place: Benton, Tennessee Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 20, Folder 40 Image #: 3846 Format: Copy print Negative #: 6968
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Description: Sarah Thompson, wife of William Thompson. Historical Note: Born near Nashville, died at 86 years of age; wove the cloth and made the coat, vest, and trousers for young James K. Polk's first suit, probably in Maury County. Family members saved Polk from drowning in a neighborhood creek. General Notes: Narrative included. Date: ca. 1860 Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 24, Folder 120 Image #: 1803 Format: Copy print
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Description: Engraving titled "Indians Attacking a Station." The battle depicted is unidentified. Date: ca. 1830 Collection: Library Collection File Location: Drawer 10, Folder 121 Image #: 2038 Format: Photographic print Engraver: R. Miller Negative #: 5645
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Description: Actual historical marker for the grave of Edwin Hickman, an early pioneer. |
