Postcard : 2004.1.46

May Russell Postcard Collection

Title:

Nashville, Tenn. State Capitol.

Object ID:

2004.1.46

Object Name:

Postcard

Collection:

May Russell Postcard Collection

Date:

11/26/1907

Creator:

Raphael Tuck & Sons' (Nashville, Tenn.)

VE Exhibit Label 1:

Front: This is a colorized image of the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.

Transcription:
"Side view showing Jackson monument in foreground. The building is of Tennessee marble? And me think very pretty indeed. M."

Back of card:
Postmarked: "Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 26, 11:30 PM, 1907."

Typed description:
"The State capitol, situated on Capitol Hill,. Is of pure Grecian architecture, 239 by 138 feet, surrounded by a mammoth reproduction of the monument of Lysicrates. The building was erected in 1863, and cost $1,500,000. On the grounds are the tomb of Protestant James K. Polk, and a replica of Mills' celebrated equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson."

Transcription:
"Miss May Russell, Russellville, Ark."

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Nashville, Tenn. State Capitol

Tenn. State Capitol (back)

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