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Groundbreaking ceremony of the Nashville Children’s Theatre, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1959
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Groundbreaking ceremony of the Nashville Children’s Theatre, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1959
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Title
Groundbreaking
ceremony
of the
Nashville
Children’s
Theatre
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1959
Personal name
West
,
Ben
,
1911-1974
Corporate name
Junior League of Nashville
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Topical entry
Children--Tennessee--Nashville
Performing arts--Tennessee--Nashville
Entertainment--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Theaters--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Middleton Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
scene
from the
groundbreaking
ceremony
at the
Nashville
Children’s
Museum
with
Mayor
Ben
West
,
circa
1959
. The
Nashville
Children’s
Theatre
was
formed
by the
Junior
League
of
Nashville
as an
amateur
theatre
in
1931
. At that
time
, the
Junior
League
was
fulfilling
a
commitment
to
establish
children’s
theatre
in
many
U.S
.
cities
. For
years
,
NCT
performed
in
numerous
local
landmarks
,
including
Belcourt
Theatre
, and at
Vanderbilt
and
Belmont
Universities
. In the
late
1950s
,
Ann
Stahlman
Hill
undertook
the
monumental
task
of
creating
a
permanent
home
for
NCT
, with
many
other
civic-minded
individuals
, and with her
leadership
they
petitioned
legislatures
and
engaged
in
fundraising
.
Nashville
Children’s
Theatre
opened
in
1960
at a
facility
next
to the
Howard
School
building
and
Lindsley
Hall
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
ca.
1959
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG3 1240 Childrens Theater Groundbreaking 002
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
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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