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Title	Andrew Jackson monument on the Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1919
Personal name	Mills, Clark, 1810-1883; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Statues
Corporate name	Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Downtown Nashville Military History Popular Culture Presidents--United States--Monuments Sculpture--Tennessee--Nashville Equestrian statues--Tennessee--Nashville War memorials--Tennessee--Nashville Memorials--Tennessee--Nashville Mansions--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	A circa 1919 photograph of the Andrew Jackson monument, an equestrian statue depicting Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. It is one of the three identical statues sculpted by the American sculptor Clark Mills. This stature is located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee and the other two are at New Orleans, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. The statue is the first design of a person on horseback ever cast in the United States. The monument was dedicated during Nashville's centennial celebration in May 1880. Pictured in the background of this photograph are several large residences. 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	ca. 1919
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	P-2278
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1910-1919
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-2278