A photograph of Governor and Mrs. Hill McAlister after leaving Easter services at Vine Street Christian Church, located at 140 7th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee. They are pictured with their car and chauffeur in foreground. The background...
Church of the Advent, Episcopal, was organized in 1857 by 58 communicants of Christ Episcopal Church and its rector the Rev. Charles Tomes after a disagreement over pew rentals. Rev. Tomes died soon after the group formed, and the Rev. Charles T....
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 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...
A postcard of the Sam Davis Hotel, a business property named for Sam Davis, the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy." The twelve-story building was located at the corner of 132 Seventh Avenue North at the corner of Commerce Street in downtown Nashville,...
A photograph of the Senior Class of the 1934 Y.M.C.A. Night Law School of Nashville, Tennessee. The law school operated over many decades at Nashville's Downtown Y.M.C.A. (226 7th Avenue North) from circa 1911 until 1986. It was opened by recent...
An original will of Frank Achtzehner, dated May 7th, 1860. Illustrates the first page of the document; the original is written in German. Achtzehner’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 13th, 1866. Forms...
An original will of James Adam “late of the City of Cincinnati and State of Ohio, but now temporarily at Nashville, Tennessee,” dated August 7th, 1885. Illustrates the first page of the document. Adam’s will was presented for probate to the...
An original will of H. W. Adams, dated October 7th, 1907. Illustrates the first page of the document. It is written on letterhead “H. W. Adams & Co., Manufacturers’ Agents, 236 College Street North, Nashville, Tenn.” Adams” will was...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Seventh Avenue Garage. Cited in the 1941 City Directory as “South’s Finest One Stop Service Garage, 600 car capacity, gas, oil, tires and tubes, brake work our specialty, park inside,...
An original will of Felice Ann Allen, dated December 9th, 1905. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on December 7th, 1908. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley presenting the Red Cross Proclamation on May 7th, 1965. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 2 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
The construction site, including an aerial view, of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, circa February 18th, 1961. This facility, located on Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, opened on October 7th, 1962 and was the first public assembly...
An original will of Thomas J. Allison, dated November 7th, 1897. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allison’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on November 20th, 1900. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of C. W. Anderson, dated January 7th, 1887. Illustrates the first page of the document. Anderson’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on February 26th, 1919. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Theodore P. Anderson, dated May 25th, 1904. Illustrates the first page of the document. Anderson’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on April 7th, 1908. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Mrs.Izorah H. Andrews, dated September 15th, 1906. Illustrates the first page of the document. Andrews’ will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on June 7th, 1907. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of William Van Roy Andrews, dated April 17th, 1922. Illustrates the first page of the document. Andrews’ will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on June 7th, 1923. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Mrs. Daisy R. Arceneaux, dated May 7th, 1910. Illustrates the first page of the document. The verso cites the probate date of July 1st, 1910 in “WB 37:320, MB 12:445” in the Davidson County Court. Forms part of Record...
An original will of Maria Armstrong dated October 7th, 1909. Illustrates the first page of the document. Armstrong’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on November 10th, 1909. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...