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Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930

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Title	Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930
Personal name	Foster family; Foster, Ernest H., 1865-1949
Topical entry	Architecture, Domestic--Italy--Florence Dwellings--Italy--Florence Historic buildings--Italy--Florence Buildings--Italy--Florence Interior architecture--Italy--Florence
Geographic entry	Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Interior and exterior views of the Villa “La Colombaia,” located in Florence, Italy. This villa was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Foster, where they lived until the breakout of World War II. Prior to their ownership, it was the birthplace home of Florence Nightingale, the famous nurse who organized the Red Cross nursing service. At the beginning of the 1400s the Villa belonged to the Serragli Family, then others. As of 2012, the Villa is a tourist attraction. These digital reproductions were scanned from the scrapbook of Mrs. Frank A. Wilk (Alva Herbert Wilk). 1 digital photograph.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	ca. 1930
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Wilk scrapbook pg 011 Foster La Colombaia villa; Wilk scrapbook pg 011 La Colombaia fountain; Wilk scrapbook pg 011 La Colombaia info; Wilk scrapbook pg 011 Villa Colombaia interior
Language	English
Relation	Mrs. Frank A. Wilk Digital Photographs Collection
Coverage	1930-1939
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives-digital images

Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930

Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930

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Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930

Villa “La Colombaia,” Florence, Italy, circa 1930