A photograph of Sgt. K. C. Henry of Lafayette, Tenn. who prepares to take down the Tennessee state flag from its makeshift but sturdy flagpole at a campsite in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The campsite, nicknamed "Hotel California"...
A passport was issued to Sarah Alice Lowe on May 8, 1909. Good for two years from the date of issuance, an in depth physical description was provided because no picture was shown. 11 x 17 in.
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashvillian Annie Woodfolk Carter, conducted on 28 July 1980 by Nathaniel A. Crippens as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Carter discusses moving to...
A postcard featuring two Nashville scenes. The top section is of the Parthenon in Centennial Park. The view shows the annual Christmas display which attracted thousands of visitors each year from 1954 to 1967. In 1968 the oversized nativity...
Col. Joel A. Battle in his later years, with a long grey beard and mustache, wearing a dark suit. The frame does not appear to be original and had work done to it in 2003. Joel A. Battle was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, 19 September...
Mary Frances "Fannie" Battle in her later years, with grey hair, light blue or grey eyes, and wearing glasses and a white shirt. Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle (1842-1924) was a Nashville humanitarian and social worker who was known during her...
Mrs. Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle in middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair, light blue eyes, and wearing a dark dress. At her neck she is wearing a miniature of her husband, Col. Joel A. Battle, who served as a colonel in the Twentieth Tennessee...
A letter from Isaac Morgan Leihy and his wife Ruth Leihy to their son-in-law and Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st...
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 buildings at 200 and 210 Second Ave. North, after they were gutted by fire on October 12, 1985. This view is from the west, across Second Avenue. The buildings had been connected for some time and had been the site of a variety...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Andromedia "Andy" Bagwell Noel, conducted on 1 November 2004 by Betty Richards as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Noel served from 1943 until 1946 as a Gray Lady at...
A photograph of a group of strikers at Rockwood Tennessee Hosiery Mills on strike because their work day hours were increased without pay increase. An effort was made on this day to organize a local American Federation of Hosiery Workers. The...
Not sure of the exact location of this lot--only know that this lot exists because of remarks on the cards in the file-- know that it is located in the old yard--about 40' west of Cedar--the people who are buried on this lot are listed on the...
2; ---; 17; 40.0x10.0; 376; I; 07/28/1847; Know all the above are buried on the lot because of relative's witness.; Johnson, Andrew 1853-1858; Munroe, Mrs. A. 1805-1854; Munroe, Mr. Benjamin 1840-1893; Munroe, Mrs. C. 1850-1899; Munroe, Mr. Louis...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940). It cites that “A group from Division Four of the Commercial-Industrial committee of the Red Cross are shown above. Left to right, seated, are Charles L. Cornelius, Balie Gross and Ruben Seay;...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Pharmacy business. The caption reads: “When your prescription is sent to the drugstore it’s a pretty safe bet that the man who fills it knows his business because he’s had to take a...
A photograph of the vaulted ceiling interior of the Union Station Hotel, 1001 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee. The Romanesque-style building was constructed 1898-1900 as the depot for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was designed by Richard...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader James Stephen (Steve) Turner, conducted on 21 June 2006 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History...