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Title
Liberace
arrives
at
Nashville
airport
,
1950s
Personal name
Liberace
,
1919-1987
;
West
,
Ben
,
1911-1974
;
Draper
,
Harry
Corporate name
Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.)--History--Sources
Topical entry
Entertainers--Tennessee--Nashville
Celebrities
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Liberace
, a
famous
American
pianist
and
vocalist
, was
welcomed
to
Nashville
by
Mayor
Ben
West
and
Harry
Draper
,
Manager
of the
Ryman
Auditorium
,
circa
1950s
. This
media
publicity
event
took
place
at the
Berry
Field
,
Nashville
Airport
.
Liberace
was a
famous
American
pianist
and
flamboyant
entertainer
(born
as
Wladziu
Valentino
Liberace)
. He was the
highest-paid
entertainer
in the
world
during
the
1950s-1970s
.
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
9
photograph
negatives
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1950s
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 4807 Liberace Mayor West 001
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1950-1959
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 RG3
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