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The National Conservation Exposition was an exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States between September 1, 1913 and November 1, 1913.[ The exposition celebrated the cause of bringing national attention to conservation activities, especially in the Southeastern United States.] The fair was held in what is now Knoxville's Chilhowee Park. Inspired after the successes of a pair Appalachian Expositions in both 1910 and 1911, civic leader sought to bring greater national exposure to the community an exhibition in 1913. In 1912 at the National Conservation Congress convention, the organization endorsed the conservation fair site to be located in Knoxville. The National Conservation Exposition Company was established and funded by the Tennessee legislature with passage of the Senate Bill #1, Chapter 19 of the general appropriation bill passed during the 58th General Assembly. Additional federal funding was secured for the fair by May 1913. Although a national exhibition, it primarily focused on the natural resources and environments of the South. The two month exhibition drew over one million visitors, with nine major and six smaller buildings constructed on-site to house its exhibits and demonstrations en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Conservation_Exposition

www.lib.utk.edu/spcoll/manuscripts/ms2512fa.html indicates that C.C. Krutch was a photography studio in Knoxville at some point in the period 1870-1900. The finding aid also indicates that the subject of portraits is not usually identified on the photographs. The Krutch family was a well-established family in Knoxville. A Charles Krutch (1887-1981) was a photographer, known for his photos of the TVA project and dam.

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Mrs. George W Denney, the former Jane Franklin Hommel (1878-1946), was president of the Tennessee Federation of Women's Clubs, Knoxville TN, in the 1910s, among other positions.

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I added her to Wikipedia but I can't find any independent references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Franklin_Hommel

This photo ran in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 28, 1913, SECTION FIVE, Image 63 oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1913-09-28/ed-1/se...