Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee State Library and Archives
Photographs of Portraits

Record No: Accession No:	30121 THS 457
Subject:	Captain William Driver (1803-1886).
Artist:	Unknown
Date:	ca. 1860
Location:	TN State Library and Archives 403 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Web Contact: Preservation - State Library

History:
Notes:	Credited with nicknaming American flag "Old Glory." His mother sewed the flag which he hoisted on his first ship and christened "Old Glory" (now at Smithsonian). Escorted 65 descendants of the Bounty survivors from Tahiti back to Pitcairn Island, 1831.
Material:	Photographic print
Photographer:
Categories:	Portrait paintings; Men; Sailors; Ship captains;