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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 February 27
- A letter from Dutch immigrant Peter J. Williamson back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862, Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
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- Photograph of City of Nashville officials with city limit sign, March 21, 1961
- A photograph of Councilman Charles R. Bramwell with unidentified city official and city worker beneath Nashville City limit sign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was...
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- Photograph 01 of former Mayors Ben West and Beverly Briley in Bar Assembly Room, May 1958
- A photograph of former Nashville Mayor Ben West and former Metro Mayor Beverly Briley in the Bar Assembly Room in May 1958. At the time the photo was taken, West was Mayor of the City of Nashville and Briley was Davidson County Judge. The former...
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- Building the City Reservoir in Nashville, Tennessee, 1887
- A photograph of the Nashville City Reservoir, in Nashville, Tennessee, as it was being constructed in 1877. An accompanying article describes the completed structure, as quoted: "The City Reservoir, which was built in 1887, cost the city of...
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- Photograph of Nashville Electric Service Company commemorating 15 years of service from Tennessee Valley Authority electric power, 1954 September 11
- A photograph of workmen installing a 75,000-watt bulb on the roof of the Electric Center Building, Nashville, Tennessee, for a four-day celebration of the 15th anniversary of TVA electric power in Nashville and the diamond jubilee of electric...
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- Excerpt 02 from consolidation interview with Clay Bailey, March 1, 1995
- An excerpt from an interview with Clay Bailey, conducted on March 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Bailey discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
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- Excerpt from consolidation interview with Harry Lester, May 3, 1995
- An excerpt from an interview with Harry Lester, conducted on May 3, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Lester discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
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- Oral history interview with Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery, 1981 February , excerpt 07
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery, conducted on the 09 February 1981 and the 13 February 1981 by Leanne Thornton as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Avery, the...
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- Oral history interview with Mary Le Sueur, 1976 August 11, excerpt 03
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Mary Le Sueur, conducted on 11 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Le Sueur explains that the lake at the Centennial impressed her and...
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- Excerpt 2 from oral history interview with James Stephen Turner, 2006 June 21
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader James Stephen (Steve) Turner, conducted on 21 June 2006 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History...
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- Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Adolpho Birch, 2005 June 22
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville Civil Rights Movement participant Adolpho A. Birch, conducted on 22 June 2005 by John Egerton as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Project. Birch discusses the...
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- Excerpt 2 from oral history interview with Wilbur Foster Creighton, Jr., 1976 August 18
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Wilbur Foster Creighton, Jr., conducted on 18 August 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project: Oral History . Creighton discusses the Women's Building,...
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