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- Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Cordell Hull, 1945
- An older man, seated, with grey hair, wearing a dark business suit, white shirt, and red tie. Subject of portrait unknown, although it may be Representative, Senator, Secretary of State, "Father of the United Nations," and 1945 Nobel Peace...
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- Portrait of Dewey W. Grantham, 2006
- Dewey Grantham, with dark hair and wearing a brown suit and black tie. He is leaning and seems as if in conversation. Born in 1921 in Georgia, Dewey W. Grantham was a Vanderbilt University professor and scholar of twentieth-century southern...
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- Portrait of Edward Bushrod Stahlman, ca. between 1885 and 1930
- An elderly Edward Bushrod Stahlman, with grey hair and a receding hairline, seated in a wooden chair and holding a newspaper in his right hand. He is wearing a grey suit with a vest, tie, and collared shirt. Born in 1843 in Germany, Edward...
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- Portrait of Eliza Dewees Tannehill, ca. 1914
- Eliza Tannehill in late middle age, wearing a bonnet tied in a bow at the neck and a dark dress with a large collar. She is seated on a red chair. Eliza Dewees Tannehill was born in 1789 in Kentucky and died in 1843 in Nashville. She married...
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- Portrait of Francis K.W. Drury, 1965
- Francis K. W. Drury in middle age, balding, with glasses. He is wearing a blue suit. Born in New York in 1878, Francis K.W. Drury was educated at Rutgers and the University of Illinois. He held various library positions from 1899 until 1929,...
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- Portrait of John Berrien Lindsley, ca. 1983
- John Berrien Lindsley in late middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair and full beard and mustache, wearing a grey suit. Nineteenth-century Nashville educator, physician, minister, and author John Berrien Lindsley was born in New Jersey in 1822. His...
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- Portrait of Joseph Thorp Elliston, ca. 1840
- Joseph Thorp Elliston in his 60s, with grey hair and glasses. He is seated in a chair and is holding a walking stick or cane. Born in Virginia in 1779, Joseph Thorp Elliston was Nashville's first silversmith, jeweler, and watch and clock maker. ...
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- Portrait of Margaret Ann Craig Robinson, December 2003
- Portrait of Margaret Ann Robinson seated in her garden. Informal. Blue attire w/red & white scarf. Setting: garden chair, trees, shrubbery, flowers, stone wall. Margaret Ann Robinson joined the Metropolitan Library Board in 1977 and has served as...
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- Portrait of Mr. Gregg, ca. between 1840 and 1870
- Mr. Gregg, middle-aged, with grey hair and full grey beard. His clothing is dark and he may be seated. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg came to Nashville, Tennessee, from Scotland and opened Gregg's Bakery, later Mitchell's, which operated for over a century in...
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- Portrait of Mrs. Gregg, ca. between 1840 and 1870
- Mrs. Gregg, middle-aged, with dark hair and brown eyes. She is seated and is wearing a dark dress. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg came to Nashville, Tennessee, from Scotland and opened Gregg's Bakery, later Mitchell's, which operated for over a century in the...
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- Portrait of Wilkins Tannehill, ca. 1914
- Wilkins Tannehill in his later years, with a full head of grey hair, seated on a red chair and wearing a burgundy and gold Masonic stole. Wilkins Tannehill was born in 1787 in Pennsylvania and died in 1858 in Nashville. He was a merchant, banker,...
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