National Society of Colonial Dames of
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Tennessee State Library and Archives
Photographs of Portraits  

Record No:
Accession No:
29769
95-108.
Subject: Mrs. David Shelby (1763-1852).
Artist: Washington B. Cooper?
Date: Before 1852
Location: TN State Library and Archives
403 7th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37243-0312
Web Contact: Preservation - State Library

History:

P119. Entry # 433 in book "Portraits in Tennessee Before 1866."

Notes: Nee Sarah Bledsoe. Father, Anthony Bledsoe, was member of Virginia House of Burgesses & early settler of Sumner County. Shelby Park & Shelby Street/Avenue in Nashville are named after her son, Dr. John Shelby.

Material: Photographic print
Photographer:
Categories: Portrait paintings; Women
   

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