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Panoramic view of Nashville, Tenn., looking down the Cumberland River....

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.049 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Caption: "Panoramic view of Nashville, Tenn., looking down the Cumberland River, taken from the top of the Southern Military College, now used as a military hospital for officers."

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