Description
A postcard of The Fisk Memorial Chapel on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The chapel was built in 1892 by means of a legacy from General Clinton B. Fisk, (for whom the University is named), which, according to family wishes, was devoted to the erection of a memorial building. The steeple stands 91 feet tall. The African American university was established in 1865, with classes convening on Jan. 9, 1866. The University was incorporated as Fisk University on August 22, 1867. Booker T. Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King are among the noted speakers who have lectured in the chapel. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Image
Still Image Postcards
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.
Record Contributed By
Nashville Public LibraryRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of TennesseeKeywords
- African Americans
- Architectural Elements
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Buildings, Structures, Etc
- Capital City
- Chapels
- Churches
- Colleges And Universities
- Details
- Education
- Educational Facilities
- Fisk University
- Fisk, Clinton Bowen, 1828 1890
- History
- Intellectual Life
- Memorials
- Nashville
- Nashville (Tenn.)
- Popular Culture
- Postcards
- Private Schools
- Religion
- Religious Life And Customs
- School Facilities
- Schools
- Sources
- Steeples
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Nashville
- Towers
- Universities
- Universities And Colleges