A photograph of the Ellington Agricultural Center at 440 Hogan Road, Nashville, Tennessee, as it appeared circa 1972. Originally part of the Brentwood Hall estate of financier Rogers Caldwell (1890-1968), the state-owned complex is now headquarters...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville judge John L. Draper., conducted on two dates in November 1980 by Malcolm McKinney as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Draper, who served Nashville as a...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon relates to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal strategy and governmental intervention in...
Oral history excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman, former State Representative for the 53rd District, civic leader and Davidson County, Tennessee Clerk John H. Arriola, Jr., conducted on 05 June 2007 by James T. Havron...
A typed letter, signed, dated 12 December 1940, from Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper, to Mrs. John M. Donnelly, the Christmas Carol Publicity Chairman of the Fannie Battle Day Home Social Workers in 1940. In the letter, Governor Cooper commends...
The Farmers’ Market board, photographed with Mayor Briley on July 26th, 1964. Pictured from left to right are: E. L. Strasser, Sr., Sam Davis Bell, Sr., Mayor Briley, Joe W. Bush, and James Hester. Since its inception on the town square in the...
Mayor Ben West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, September, 1954. Since its inception on the town square in the early 1800’s, the Farmers’ Market has been a vital part of Nashville life. There have been several venues, for example in the...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries at the train station, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns...
Pictured: Dignitaries arriving with President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill,...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician,...
Pictured: Dignitaries in formal attire and top hats, arriving in Nashville for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936), a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arriving via train for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...
Pictured: Mount Olivet Cemetery burial service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) in Nashville, Tennessee. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is pictured in the center next to the vehicle. Bryns was...
Pictured: The flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others attended his funeral. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....