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- Portrait of Ben West, ca. between 1951 and 1963
- Ben West leaning against a chair with his hands on its back. He is wearing a black jacket, blue bow tie, and a white shirt. Born in 1911, Ben West attended Cumberland Law School and Vanderbilt University. West served as Mayor of Nashville from...
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- "There are so many reasons why Nashville is a wonderful place to live!"
- Cover of 22-page brochure providing statistics and information about Nashville schools, health and public services, police and fire departments, cultural and recreational activities, internal improvements and transportation, business climate, and a...
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- Cokesbury Book Store opening in downtown Nashville,1958 March
- The new Cokesbury Book Store opening in downtown Nashville, with Mayor Ben West cutting ribbon, marking the official ceremony on March 3rd, 1958, at 417 Church Street. The 1958 City Directory cites Philip C. Warden, Manager. The name Cokesbury is a...
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- Liberace at the Belle Meade Country Club, 1953
- Liberace, a famous American pianist and vocalist, posing with Nashville Mayor Ben West and others, at the Belle Meade Country Club in 1953. A famous and flamboyant entertainer (born as Wladziu Valentino Liberace), he was the highest-paid...
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- Hon. Walter Bitterlich, honorary citizen of Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 October 12
- The Honorary Citizenship of Nashville for Walter J. Bitterlich, by Mayor Ben West on October 12th, 1960. Bitterlich, a renown Austrian forester, who invented the relascope, was born in 1908 in Reutte, Tirol, Austria. He descended from several...
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- Civil Defense check presented to Nashville Mayor West by TVA, 1954
- Presentation of a check donated by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to Nashville Mayor Ben West, promoting the Civil Defense program. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
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- Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt named honorary citizen by Mayor Ben West, 1958 January 13
- The Honorary Citizenship of Nashville for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, presented by Mayor Ben West on January 13th, 1958. Two unidentified men are pictured on the right. She was named an honorary citizen by Mayor Ben West on January 13th, 1958. Forms...
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- Civil Defense identification chains introduced in Nashville, Tennessee, 1954 December
- The introduction of Civil Defense identification chains in Nashville, Tennessee with Mayor Ben West, December 1954. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
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- Rosemary Clooney in Nashville, 1953 February
- Celebrity entertainer Rosemary Clooney, as she appeared at the WSM Sunday Down South Show, and the Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium. The performance date was in February, 1953. She also met Mayor and Mrs. Ben West at the Richland Club. A year...
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- Veteran’s Administration Hospital laying of the cornerstone, Nashville, Tennessee, 1961 June 19
- The official ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, at Vanderbilt campus, Twenty-fourth Avenue S and Garland. The ceremony was presented by Mayor Ben West, as well as other dignitaries and...
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- Guilford Dudley, Jr. and “This is Your Life,” 1957
- Guilford Dudley, Jr. pictured with Mayor West, and an unidentified man, circa 1957, receiving his “This is Your Life” album. Guilford Dudley, Jr. (1907-2002) was the United States ambassador to Denmark under the Nixon and Ford presidential...
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- Manuel Eskind proclamation, 1961 September 25
- Nashville Mayor Ben West presented civic leader Manuel Eskind with an official proclamation on September 25th, 1961, for his “outstanding service in civic affairs of this community.” Eskind was a successful businessman and a philanthropist. ...
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- Edwin W. Craig receives award, 1962 May 03
- Edwin W. Craig, Chairman of National Life and Accident Insurance Company, receives a resolution from Mayor Ben West on May 3rd, 1962. Craig advised L&A’s board to venture into radio as a good marketing tool, and WSM-AM radio was born. Soon, the...
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- Mayor West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, 1954 September
- Mayor Ben West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, September, 1954. Since its inception on the town square in the early 1800’s, the Farmers’ Market has been a vital part of Nashville life. There have been several venues, for example in the...
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- Belle Meade Plaza Christmas Lighting, 1961 November 20
- The Christmas Lighting with Mayor Ben West at Belle Meade Plaza on November 20th, 1961. This festive celebration at the plaza, located on Harding Road, included music entertainment by the West High School Band and choral singers. Forms part of...
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- Bailey’s Food Market tree planting with Mayor West and traffic patrol mothers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 May 02
- A tree planting ceremony at the Bailey’s Food Market, a retail grocery store located at 900 2nd Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee. Mayor Ben West is present for the event, as well as many traffic “patrol mothers” and two traffic police...
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- Senator John F. Kennedy in Nashville, 1959 March 02
- Senator and Mrs. John F. Kennedy visited Nashville on March 2nd, 1959. Kennedy spoke at a sold out Democratic party banquet at the Maxwell House Hotel in downtown Nashville. Mayor Ben West acted as toastmaster for the event. Forms part of Record...
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- Senator John F. Kennedy in Nashville, 1959 March 02
- Senator and Mrs. John F. Kennedy visited Nashville on March 2nd, 1959. Kennedy spoke at a sold out Democratic party banquet at the Maxwell House Hotel in downtown Nashville. Mayor Ben West acted as toastmaster for the event. Forms part of Record...
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- Excerpt 7 from oral history interview with Kenneth L. Roberts, 2006 July 27
- 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...
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