Monthly Archives: October 2011

Menardville Photos

Posted on 2011-10-31 by Jan Wilkinson

Menard is rich with history and great folks. It is wonderful to have these great photos and I wanted to share. I have posted an album on my Facebook page at the link http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1800153522768.2097182.1207701200&type=1, you might also enjoy. Below are … Continue reading →

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Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville

Posted on 2011-10-13 by Jan Wilkinson

I have a glass negative of the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, completed in 1859. It was designed by William Strickland of Philadelphia. This photo must have been taken around the same time as the other Tennessee photos in … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897 Auditorium Building

Posted on 2011-10-12 by Jan Wilkinson

Another glass negative identified!  This is the Auditorium Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. It must have been a long trip from Texas to Tennessee in the late 1890’s by this photographer. Still don’t know who took the … Continue reading →

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Old Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville

Posted on 2011-10-09 by Jan Wilkinson

I just found another glass negative! Thanks again to Mark D. Cowan from Texas Historical Commission for finding another one!  This is the old Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, Tennessee. My glass negative photo above shows the Gothic-inspired administration building … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Insane Asylum of San Antonio

Posted on 2011-10-02 by Jan Wilkinson

Thank you to Mark D. Cowan from the Texas Historical Commission for his identification from their image collection of my photo of the Southwestern Insane Asylum; as it was originally called when it began operations in 1892. It was located … Continue reading →

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