A photograph of The Wallace University School baseball squad, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1914 and 1933. This university preparatory school was founded in 1886 by headmaster Clarence B. Wallace, who had earned his M. A. at the University of...
Based on the English Music Hall song, "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" (1912, by Harry Williams and Jack Judge) which became a favorite and famous marching song of the British Expeditionary Force at the very outbreak of World War I in August, 1914,...
Eliza Tannehill in late middle age, wearing a bonnet tied in a bow at the neck and a dark dress with a large collar. She is seated on a red chair. Eliza Dewees Tannehill was born in 1789 in Kentucky and died in 1843 in Nashville. She married...
Wilkins Tannehill in his later years, with a full head of grey hair, seated on a red chair and wearing a burgundy and gold Masonic stole. Wilkins Tannehill was born in 1787 in Pennsylvania and died in 1858 in Nashville. He was a merchant, banker,...
A postcard of a winding drive in Warner Park, Nashville, Tennessee, dated between 1907 and 1914. The verso reads: "Warner Park, just beyond the city limits, contains 2,550 acres and many miles of beautiful drives and enchanting bridle paths and...
An original will of James John Ambrose, dated March 29th, 1893. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ambrose’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 26th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of John D. Anderson, dated April 22nd, 1914. Illustrates the first page of the document. Anderson’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on June 19th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
A postcard of Boscobel College in Nashville, Tennessee. This school for young ladies consisted of an Anna Shelby Williams' old east Nashville mansion and another large brick building atop a tree-covered hill. The ten acre campus was on Sevier...
A photograph of Mrs. J.H. Matthews showing off a sampling of her Victory Garden produce and canned goods. She won fourteen ribbons at the Tennessee State Fair War Exhibition and was very active in the Victory Garden Association, demonstrating to...
A postcard of the Oak Hill mansion, the grand 19th century residence of Mr. and Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman, located approximately seven miles south of Nashville on Franklin Pike in Davidson County, Tennessee. Oak Hill, which suggests a French chateau...
A postcard of Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, a prestigious school for girls founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, a Presbyterian Minister and his wife, Eliza Hudson Ward. The school was located at 15 South Spruce Street (Eighth Avenue) in...
A postcard of the statue of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt in front of Kirkland Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The university is named for shipping and rail tycoon "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt. He was 79...
A postcard of the tomb of James Knox Polk (1795-1849), the 11th president of the United States. Designed by William Strickland, the tomb was originally located in the garden at Polk Place, a mansion in downtown Nashville, where the former president...
A photograph of Captain James Pierre Drouillard II, the son of Mary Florence Kirkman Drouillard and James Pierre Drouillard. He was born in Nashville in 1874. His great-grandfather was Anthony Wayne Van Leer, the founder of the iron works,...
An original will of Wyatt T. Abernathy, dated August 11th, 1913. Illustrates the first page of the document. Abernathy’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on September 1st, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Harris Abrahams, dated November 14th, 1902. Illustrates the first page of the document. Abraham’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 26th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Mrs. Terry Alexander, dated February 4th, 1913. Illustrates the first page of the document. Alexander’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on March 2nd, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Mrs. Virginia Ashcraft, dated December 29th, 1904. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ashcraft’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on August 10th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16,...
An original will of Thomas P. Ayres, dated November 29th, 1898. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ayres’ will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on September 11th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
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,...