Postcard of William G. Brownlow and his home
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- Created Date
- 1865
- Description
This tinted(?) postcard presents William G. Brownlow's face against his home in Knoxville, TN. Brownlow, was known as "The Fighting Parson" because of his colorful speeches and writing as a preacher, in his paper, The Knoxville Whig, and in politics. During the post-War Reconstruction period, 1865-1869, he served as Governor of Tennessee. During the Civil War he was against secession, as were many people in east Tennessee.
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Knoxville-Knox County Public Library (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Subjects
- Government and Politics
- Location
- Knox County (Tenn.)
- Type
- image
- Format
- Postcards
- Language
- English
- Standardized Rights Statement
- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
- Chicago citation style
- Postcard of William G. Brownlow and his home. 1865. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A2276. (Accessed April 20, 2021.)
- APA citation style
- (1865) Postcard of William G. Brownlow and his home. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A2276
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A2276>.