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Katherine Polk Gale, between 1898 and 1916
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Katherine Polk Gale, between 1898 and 1916
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Title
Katherine
Polk
Gale
,
between
1898
and
1916
Personal name
Polk
family
;
Gale
family
;
Gale
,
Katherine
Polk
,
1838-1916
Topical entry
Religion
Authors--Tennessee--Nashville
Family--Tennessee--social life and customs
Episcopalian women--Tennessee--Nashville
Women--Tennessee--Nashville
Portrait photographs--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
portrait
photograph
of
Katherine
Polk
Gale
(1838-1916)
, the
author
of "
Recollections
of
Life
in the
Southern
Confederacy
,
1861-1865.
"
Katherine
was a
daughter
of
Episcopalian
Bishop
Leonidas
Polk
, a
Confederate
general
in the
American
Civil
War
and a
second
cousin
of
President
James
K
.
Polk
. She was the
wife
of
William
Dudley
Gale
, a
staff
officer
in the
Confederate
Army
.
Mrs
.
Katherine
Polk
Gale
was
very
active
in
Christ
Church
Cathedral
,
Nashville
. She was a
leader
in the
work
of the
Woman's
Auxiliary
and at
one
time
the
Diocesan
President
.
1
photograph
:
sepia
;
5
x
7
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
between
1898
and
1916
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-0191
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1890-1899; 1900-1909
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-0191
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