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Source Collection
William Nowland Van Powell papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0258.los_001.001
Description
Panoramic view of Forrest Park in Memphis, Tennessee, centered on the statue of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) looking west with Union Avenue to the left. The Memphis Pure Milk Company building can be seen on Union, which had been occupied by the Clover Leaf Dairy until 1905. The photographer was John Calvin Coovert (1862-1937).
Date Created
6-9-2021
Date
circa 1910
Recommended Citation
"Forrest Park, Memphis, circa 1910" (2021). Images. 5.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-wnvpowell1/5
Keywords
Urban parks--Tennessee--Memphis--Photographs.
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