An original political cartoon created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. In the foreground, Chief Justice Earl Warren and another judge look at a "No Prayer Decree" and look out the...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon is a caricature of the Democratic presidential balloting and supporters in the national election...
A photograph of the old Felix Compton house, located at the northeast corner of Hillsboro Road and Harding Place in Nashville, Tennessee, 5050 Hillsboro Road (Hillsboro Pike), when it was the A.M Burton family residence, circa 1973. This...
A postcard of the Carnegie Library of Nashville. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened to the public on September 19,...
A postcard of the Carnegie Library of Nashville. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened to the public on September 19,...
A postcard of the Carnegie Library of Nashville. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened to the public on September 19,...
An undated photograph of an ionic capital column from the restoration of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. This remnant is derived from the original columns of the Capitol Building, which was renovated during a massive...
A view of the construction of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, built along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The original official name of the bridge was the Broadway Bridge. The bridge was completed in...
An excerpt from an interview with Victor Johnson, conducted on January 19, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Johnson discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Victor Johnson, conducted on January 19, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Johnson discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville Civil Rights Movement participant Rev. William Lewis Barnes, conducted on 19 December 2002 by Ed Hamlett as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Project. Barnes...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Remziya Suleyman conducted on May 19, 2011 by Robin Robinson as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Suleyman discusses volunteer efforts and flood relief for the immigrant community in...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Kenneth L. Roberts, conducted on 27 July 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Andromedia "Andy" Bagwell Noel, conducted on 1 November 2004 by Betty Richards as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Noel served from 1943 until 1946 as a Gray Lady at...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Remziya Suleyman conducted on May 19, 2011 by Robin Robinson as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Suleyman discusses volunteer efforts and flood relief for the immigrant community in...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Alan Murdock, conducted on May 19, 2011 by Robin Robinson as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Murdock discusses volunteer efforts and flood relief in East Nashville.
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An excerpt from an interview with Buster Boguskie, conducted on January 19, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Boguskie discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
An excerpt from an interview with Neill Brown, conducted on December 14, 1994 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Brown discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...