[Portrait of William A. Henderson]
Creation: 1893
After the Civil War, William A. Henderson practiced law in Knoxville and served as a judge prior to joining the Southern Railway in 1894 as assistant counsel. Living in Washington, D.C., and in Knoxville, he worked for the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Company and served as Vice President of the Tennessee Historical Society. He visited one of Sol Young’s six studios in New York City, possibly on a business trip and may have sent this image to his grandchildren in Tennessee and Georgia.
Title
[Portrait of William A. Henderson]
Contributor
Date
Creation: 1893
Description
After the Civil War, William A. Henderson practiced law in Knoxville and served as a judge prior to joining the Southern Railway in 1894 as assistant counsel. Living in Washington, D.C., and in Knoxville, he worked for the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Company and served as Vice President of the Tennessee Historical Society. He visited one of Sol Young’s six studios in New York City, possibly on a business trip and may have sent this image to his grandchildren in Tennessee and Georgia.
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Card photographs (photographs)
Source
MSS0242, James Hampton Kirkland Papers, Box "PH arch/ Kirk Fam" F"Kirkland and Henderson Relatives"
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Collection
Citation
“[Portrait of William A. Henderson],” Gallery, accessed September 14, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/805.