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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