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Fort Family Picture, ca. 1890

 Item — Container: Assorted Photograph Collections, Oversized Box 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: 2020.026.015

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The “Photographs” series, which dates approximately from 1880s to the 1940s, includes a number of photographs that depict the Fort Family in both their casual life and official portraits of both close and distant members of the family. In addition to photographs of the Forts, this series also contains photographs of the Fleming’s home life, a scrapbook of candid and staged photographs, portraits of cousins of the Forts, and seemingly staged photographs produced by a photo studio in Clarksville, Tennessee. Some of the subjects and locations depicted are identifiable and have been annotated as such, but many subjects and locations in these photographs have not yet been identified. Some pictures that are of particular interest in this series are the photographs of the Smith-Trahern Mansion before its total restoration, and the photographs portray the disrepair the building was in when it was purchased by the Trahern family.

Dates

  • ca. 1890

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 6.004 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Montgomery County Archives Repository

Contact:
350 Pageant Lane
Suite 101D
Clarksville Tennessee 30741 United States
931-553-5159