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- They will go caroling for Fannie Battle Day Home Christmas Eve, circa 1951 December 12
- A photograph of a group of junior choir members at Shelby Avenue Baptist Church, circa 12 December 1951, seen practicing for singing carols on Christmas Eve for benefit of the Fannie Battle Day Home. Their designated area was the East Nashville...
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- Thomas, Julia
- (transferred from Berry, A.D.); 17; 8; 8.0x20.0; 426; I; 04/20/1879; Cary, Laura S. 1856-1879
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- Tulane Hotel, between 1930 and 1940
- A photograph of the Tulane Hotel as it appeared circa the 1930s, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old...
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- Victory Needles, 1943
- During the years of World War II it was considered your patriotic duty to sacrifice and make do with what you had. There was rationing in food, gas and even fabrics for clothing. One of the ways women could help with the war effort was to be frugal...
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- Vocalist, songwriter Hank Fort, circa 1950 October 18
- A photograph of Mrs. Eleanor Hankins (Hank) Fort, a Nashville native and prominent singer-songwriter. Popularly known by the stage name of Hank Fort, her music included songs with a Southern flavor, such as: "Put Your Shoes on Lucy," "Nashville's...
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- Volunteers gather bags of debris during a cleanup with the Harpeth River Watershed Association in Bellevue after the May 2010 flood
- A photograph of volunteers gathering bags full of debris from a lake in Bellevue, located off Old Hickory Boulevard near the Carmike Bellevue 8 Cinemas, after the May 2010 flood. The volunteers were part of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance...
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- Volunteers in canoes pick up trash from a lake in Bellevue during a Harpeth River Watershed Association cleanup after the May 2010 flood
- A photograph of volunteers in canoes picking up trash from a lake in Bellevue, located off Old Hickory Boulevard near the Carmike Bellevue 8 Cinemas, after the May 2010 flood. The volunteers were part of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance group...
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- Waggoner, Mrs. Caroline
- 20; West; 22; 8.0x10.0; 24; III; 05/02/1856; Looks empty.
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- Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, between 1865 and 1884
- A copy photograph 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)...
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- West End Synagogue in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1972 September 23
- A photograph of the West End Synagogue, 3810 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 23 September 1972. Founded as Khal Kodesh Adath Israel in 1874 in downtown Nashville, the congregation changed its location and its name in 1950. This modern...
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- Will of Jonathan Jennings
- Jonathan Jennings was killed by Indians in the summer of 1780 at the point of the first island above Nashville. Jennings's will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on July 6, 1784 by James Robertson and William Fletcher. This is...
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- William T. Lowe, Motorcycle Officer
- William T. Lowe may have been Nashville's first motorcycle police officer. He was a member of the Nashville police force from 1918 through 1926. 8 x 10 in.
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- Wilma Rudolph and parents in a parade in Clarksville, Tennessee, after the Rome Olympics, 1960 October 04
- A photograph of three-time Olympic gold medal winner Wilma Rudolph and her parents as they rode in a parade after leading the Tennessee A & I University track team to victory in Rome. Rudolph agreed to participate only if the event was...
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- Woman standing on the steps of the Cheekwood mansion grounds in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1932 and 1946
- A photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the steps of the Cheekwood mansion grounds, in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1932 and 1946. The Cheekwood mansion was built in 1932 in the Colonial Revival style for Leslie and Mabel Cheek. Designed...
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- Wright, Rufus
- (Transferred from Simpson, W.D. who bought the lot from Smith, William. ); 2; 14; 8.0x10.0; 380; I; 08/20/1883; Looks empty.
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- WSM radio cast presents broadcasts about college life, 1933
- During the fall of 1933, WSM radio presented a radio "newsreel" of outstanding colleges in the nation. They broadcasted a total of 28 shows on Mondays and Fridays. The broadcasts recreated college life and sports events, complete with legitimate...
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