A photograph of Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church currently located at 36 Fairfield Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally this building was listed as Mt. Ararat Baptist Church at 34 Fairfield Avenue. The congregation was founded in...
A photograph of Trinity Presbyterian Church located at 3201 Hillsboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The congregation was founded in 1942 and originally held services in Wightman Chapel on the Scarritt College campus before moving to their present...
This photograph by Nashville Banner photographer Bill Goodman is hand-titled "Fire engine riders" and depicts a scene in front of the Fannie Battle Day Home located at 911 Shelby Avenue in East Nashville. The horse-drawn fire wagon has a driver and...
A photograph of the Broadcast Music, Inc. building, located at 710 16th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was officially declared operational on Feb. 15, 1940 in New York City. The company was established by radio...
The Broadcast Music, Inc. building, located at 710 16th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was officially declared operational on February 15, 1940 in New York City. The company was established by radio executives in...
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...
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...
Judge Allen Robinson Cornelius’ Court, May 2nd, 1969. Nashville native, Allen Cornelius was born on December 27, 1920, and graduated from West End High School in 1938. A 1947 graduate of Cumberland Law School, he began his career working as an...
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the American Airlines office located at 239 Sixth Avenue, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Among the officials are the Aviation Commission members. This business office was located in the same building as the...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...
A scene from the Maxwell House hotel fire in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on June 4th, 1958. This grand hotel was located at the corner of Fourth and Church, completed in 1859. This was the first of two fires, occurring in 1958. No injuries...