1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding area, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. In the cartoon, a man and woman peek around a corner to see a huge bag of money ("Federal Aid to Schools"),...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon pertains to the crisis in Syria of 1957. A man ("Syria") reaches out to take "Economic Aid" from...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Marion F. "Sonny" Smith, conducted on 25 Sept. 2007 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Smith served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Michael Sullivan, conducted on August 27, 2011 by Annette Pilcher as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Michael talks about his experience performing rescues during the May 2010 flood.
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Pictured: “Antioch Elementary School offers big competition: students at the Antioch Elementary School aim to ‘give the other schools a run for their scrap.’ Pictured above is one day’s collection, evidence of Antioch’s intensive drive. ...
Pictured: “Caldwell youngsters observe ‘scrap day in schools:’ equipped with a huckster wagon (right) belonging to one of the pupils, the students of Caldwell School today turned out one and all to get in the scrap of the neighborhood. ...
A photograph of participants in the 1968 Poor People's March, Nashville, Tennessee, May 8, 1968. In March 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced plans for the Poor People's Campaign for the purposes of organizing and uniting the poor across...