A photograph of the old Felix Compton house, located at the northeast corner of Hillsboro Road and Harding Place in Nashville, Tennessee, 5050 Hillsboro Road (Hillsboro Pike), when it was the A.M Burton family residence, circa 1973. This...
A photograph of the Stagecrafters theater group. Formed in 1906, the Stagecrafters were the earliest of Nashville's local theater groups. Their membership was limited to 50 drama devotees. The purpose was to "develop talent among amateurs and to...
An original will of Mrs. A. M. Ball, dated November 28th, 1921. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ball’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on July 13th, 1923. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
28; Northeast; 76; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Speece.; Jackson (infant son); Loman, M. 1820-24; Loman, W.J. 1822-24; Speece, A.M. 1802-1828; Speece, L. 1765-1829; Speece, S. 1766-1827
A photograph of Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church, historically located at 2336 Herman Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The current city directory lists the address as 2334 Herman Street. With the congregation originally founded in 1903,...
A photograph of St. Phillip's African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church located at 904 Thirty-third Avenue North. According to the original cornerstone, this church was erected in 1936. The foundation is rough cut stone. The exterior walls are...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the food stamp plan in Davidson County, Tennessee. The caption is: “When the food stamp plan began operation at 9 a.m. Thursday, the clerks in charge were busy from the first …....
An original will of W. F. Askew, dated May 18th, 1921. Illustrates the first page of the document. The will cites Askew was “a member of the Masonic Home … all of the above said property to be turned over to the Board of Control to be used by...
A photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Commerce Street in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to its razing in 1972. The Girls Home was established in 1927, by the Central Church of Christ,...
A photograph of the opening of Cain-Sloan Department Store's new facility. A crowd of more than 500 persons stood in the early morning chill on Church Street to hear John Sloan, president of Cain-Sloan Co., officially open the firm's new...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original building structures are...