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A gymnastics class at Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, between 1890 and 1899
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A gymnastics class at Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, between 1890 and 1899
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Title
A
gymnastics
class
at
Ward's
Seminary
for
Young
Ladies
,
between
1890
and
1899
Personal name
Warner
,
Mary
Louise
;
Frazer
,
Sadie
Warner
,
1885-1974
;
Fall
,
Nell
;
Warner
family
Corporate name
Ward Seminary (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Schools
Education
Private Schools
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Sports & Recreation
Popular Culture
Children's History
Schools--Tennessee--Nashville
Women in education--Tennessee--Nashville
Private schools--Tennessee--Nashville
Teachers--Tennessee--Nashville
Boarding schools--Tennessee--Nashville
Girls--History--Sources
Sports--Tennessee--Nashville
Gymnastics--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Eighth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Spruce Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)--Intellectual life
Description
A
copy
photograph
of an
1890's
gymnastics
class
of
young
female
students
at
Ward's
Seminary
for
Young
Ladies
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. The
photograph
shows
Mary
Louise
and
Sadie
Warner
(later
Mrs
.
William
Mallison
and
Mrs
.
George
Frazier)
on the
gym
bars
at the
top
. The
girl
in
white
standing
at
lower
left
is
Nell
Fall
(Mrs
.
Avery
Handly)
.
Ward's
Seminary
for
Young
Ladies
, was a
prestigious
school
for
girls
founded
in
1865
by
Dr
.
William
E
.
Ward
, a
Presbyterian
Minister
and his
wife
,
Eliza
Hudson
Ward
. The
school
was
located
at
15
South
Spruce
Street
(Eighth
Avenue)
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
next
to the
Savage
House
, a
townhouse
in
downtown
Nashville
. The
school
was
regarded
as
one
of the
leading
schools
for
young
women
in the
South
.
It
offered
training
in
fine
arts
and the "
refinement
of
young
ladies
" in
addition
to its
preparatory
and
collegiate
curriculum
.
Reverend
Ward
directed
the
school
until
his
death
in
1887
,
after
which
it
continued
to
operate
for
several
years
. On
June
1
,
1913
,
Ward's
Seminary
and
Belmont
College
for
Young
Women
merged
and
chartered
Ward-Belmont
, the
first
junior
college
in the
South
to
receive
full
accreditation
by the
Southern
Association
of
Colleges
and
Secondary
Schools
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
5
x
7
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
between
1890
and
1899
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-4024
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1890-1899
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks P-4024
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