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The Firettes at Engine Company 8, Nashville, Tennessee, 1965 July
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Title
The
Firettes
at
Engine
Company
8
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1965
July
Topical entry
Fire stations--Tennessee--Nashville
Baton twirling--Tennessee--Nashville
Athletes--Tennessee, Middle
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--Officials and employees
Description
A
group
photo
of the
championship
baton
twirlers
known
as the
“Firettes,”
posing
at
Metro
Nashville
Fire
Department
Engine
Company
No
.
8
,
circa
July
,
1965
. The
Firettes
won
the
World
Baton
Twirling
Championship
of
1964
.
Baton
twirling
is
a
physically
demanding
and
highly
creative
sport
that
combines
dance
and
gymnastic
routines
set
to
music
with
batons
twirling
and
flying
through
the
air
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
filmstrip
negative
,
b
&
w
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1965-07
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 1069 Fireettes Number 8 july 1965 003
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1960-1969
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 RG 412
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