W. S. “Dad” Lively

W. S. “Dad” Lively is a Tennessee historical marker in McMinnville, Warren County.

Warren Co, Intersection of College 1855-1944 & Donnell St. Marker located to right of steps going up to Southern School of Photography. Property of First Baptist Church, Spring St., McMinnville

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In 1875, W.S. "Dad" Lively, a McMinnville native, began his photographic career. His studio was located on the 2nd floor in the Lively Building on Main Street. In 1904, on this spot, Lively opened the Southern School of Photography which closed in 1928. It was one of the first of its kind in the U.S. His fame for the construction of a large camera producing 30" X 60" glass negatives led to his photographs being placed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Kentucky and Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Middle Tennessee Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1893 · Mc Minnville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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