An original will of W. W. Allen, dated November 18th, 1888. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court during December Term 1888. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
A photograph of West Nashville United Methodist Church located at 4710 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The congregation was organized as the West Side Mission around 1880. Their first chapel was built under the name of Clifton Methodist...
A portrait photograph of Major John J. McCann, a Confederate Army veteran of the American Civil War, who became a prominent merchant miller based in Nashville, Tennessee during the post-war era. McCann, a Democrat, was born in Davidson County,...
An original will of Sophronia Abernathy, dated October 21st, 1887. Illustrates the first page of the document. Abernathy’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court during the March Term of 1888, the notation on the envelope...
A cabinet card portrait photograph of Captain Pleas A. Smith, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on the 10th of November, 1841, and was raised on the "Ewing Farm" six miles south of Nashville. At...
(Transferred from Owens, Mrs. Sarah who bought the lot from the original owner Zanone, Joseph); 28; A; 1; 10.0x20.0; 309; III; 10/26/1876; Clements, R. M. 1869-1910; Howell, Alica A. 1850-1922; Howell, Birdie 1874-1876; Howell, James L. 1847-1918;...
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...
A photograph of a terra cotta design on the south side of the Elks Lodge building at 310 6th Avenue North. The building was the home to Lodge no. 72 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) beginning in 1904, serving various...
An original will of Hugh Allison, dated March 5th, 1888. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allison’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on August 3rd, 1900. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
A photograph of the old Elks Lodge no. 72, located at 310 6th Avenue North, bordered by Deaderick Street, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The lodge was home to the Elks, beginning in 1904, serving numerous community functions and charity projects...
A bookplate advertising Setliff & Company, a wholesale bookseller on Church Street. According to Nashville city directories, the Setliff business was started in 1867 by Abraham Setliff in the Commercial Hotel building located at 33 Cedar Street...