A photograph of country music performer and businessman Eddy Arnold with Mrs. Leslie (Mary) Grizzard, his secretary. The photograph appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper as part of a series of articles about Nashville employers and their...
Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull, circa 1934 sitting in the back seat of an open car. Cordell Hull was born in Pickett County Tennessee. He became a lawyer and had an illustrious career in which he...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a tea given at Acklen Hall, Ward-Belmont College, by members of the Housewives’ League. Pictured left to right, seated “Mrs. W. P. Cooper; standing, Mrs. Arch Trawick, Mrs. J. J....
John Berrien Lindsley in late middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair and full beard and mustache, wearing a grey suit. Nineteenth-century Nashville educator, physician, minister, and author John Berrien Lindsley was born in New Jersey in 1822. His...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Murfreesboro Girls’ Cotillion Club and their recent election of “the following new officers to serve during 1940: left to right, Miss Aynn Kirtley, recording secretary; Miss Clara...
Pictured: The flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others attended his funeral. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
An older man, seated, with grey hair, wearing a dark business suit, white shirt, and red tie. Subject of portrait unknown, although it may be Representative, Senator, Secretary of State, "Father of the United Nations," and 1945 Nobel Peace...
A photograph of the Nashville Vols baseball team celebrating after a win in their club house. This photograph ran in the 22 September 1948 edition of the Nashville Banner with the caption, "Vols Hope To Rubber Stamp This Scene Soon - Twice now, the...
A photograph of the Senior Class of the 1934 Y.M.C.A. Night Law School of Nashville, Tennessee. The law school operated over many decades at Nashville's Downtown Y.M.C.A. (226 7th Avenue North) from circa 1911 until 1986. It was opened by recent...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Fannie Battle Social Workers. The caption reads: “The Fannie Battle Social Workers are seen at a recent meeting at Centennial Club, where they planned the program of their...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about new members in the Girls’ Cotillion Club. The caption reads: “An attractive and popular group of girls elected to membership in the Girls’ Cotillion Club, seen at the home of the new...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a new sorority. The caption reads: “Several attractive members of the young school set who recently organized a new junior sorority, Kappa Alpha Phi, are, left to right: Jean Moss, Virginia...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Pharmacy business. The caption reads: “When your prescription is sent to the drugstore it’s a pretty safe bet that the man who fills it knows his business because he’s had to take a...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries at the train station, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns...
Pictured: Dignitaries arriving with President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill,...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....