A calendar from 1964 advertising Otey's Center, which included a supermarket, launderette, shoe shop, and a realty company. Flem B. Otey headed the Otey Enterprises firm which was comprised of the various operations highlighted on the calendar. ...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Kay’s Ice Cream. The caption reads: “Pictured above are the many outstanding features of Kay’s Plant and Main Store at 1522 Church …. (Left-center) Four of our attractive sales girls....
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new delivery truck of Johnson Cleaners. The truck and driver are pictured in front of the Parthenon in Centennial Park. The 1941 City Directory cites businessman Edwin C. Johnson, with...
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 captioned photo published in the Nashville Times (1940), about a pageant in downtown Nashville: “.... Sixth Avenue merchants took to tandem bicycles and carriages this week in their Gay Nineties Revue. A group is shown here promenading down the...
A captioned photo, from the Nashville Times (1940) about Mr. W. E. (Red) Smith and Mr. J. G. Hester. The caption reads: “Mr. Hester and Mr. Smith, sole owners and operators of Richland Market, pledge to serve their many customers with the most...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about “three city firemen who were overcome while fighting a $75,000 blaze which damaged Everett Beasley Dry Goods Company at 304-306 Broad Street Monday afternoon. The fire started...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Automobile Electric Service Company, with the caption “Car Trouble?--Then Drive Right In.” The business is cited in the 1941 City Directory at 168 9th Avenue N, Charles C....
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Brazil Coal Company. The business is cited in the 1941 City Directory, located at 705 19th Avenue N, Frank. H. Brazil. Forms part of the Nashville Times newspaper collection. 1...
A magazine advertisement for Maxwell House Coffee that appeared in the October 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping. The advertisement tells the story of Joel Cheek's quest to create the perfect blend of coffee. The Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville,...
A photograph of Mrs. Naff standing in front of the ticket booth at the Ryman Auditorium. The building is located at 116 5th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ryman Auditorium opened as a tabernacle in 1892, and over the years its venue...
A piece of commercial advertising correspondence created by Edgar M. Foster, business manager of the Nashville Banner from 1891 to at least 1915. In this letter, Foster urges advertisers to consider placing ads with the Nashville Banner because of...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Kay’s Ice Cream. Info from the caption cites “many outstanding features of Kay’s Plant and Main Store at 1522 Church. (Top) Kay’s Modern Plant. (Left-center) Four of our attractive...
A published photo of Fred B. Cassetty, from the Nashville Times (1940). Cassetty (1882-1940), a leader in the coal business, is buried in Nashville’s Mount Olivet Cemetery. The 1941 City Directory cites the Fred B. Cassetty Coal Company “coal...
A tree planting ceremony at the Bailey’s Food Market, a retail grocery store located at 900 2nd Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee. Mayor Ben West is present for the event, as well as many traffic “patrol mothers” and two traffic police...
A two page letter to Henry C. Hibbs from Arch Trawick written on Jersey Farms Milk Service stationary. The letter reads like a poem in the form of a request for the design of an elaborate building that would be "…Stocked with books of sages/...
A view of the Coggin Chevrolet showroom and the parts and service building. This car dealership of new and used cars and trucks was located at Woodland Street at 2nd. The 1954 City Directory cites William E. Coggin, President, with the business...
Aladdin Industries building, located at 703-705 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The company site was built in 1949 when they moved from Chicago to Nashville. Listed in the 1956 City Directory with Victor S. Johnson, Jr., President; T. A....
Aladdin Industries building, located at 703-705 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The company site was built in 1949 when they moved from Chicago to Nashville. Listed in the 1970 City Directory with Victor S. Johnson, Jr., President and...
American boxer Jack Dempsey with Nashville Mayor Ben West and businessman Kermit C. Stengel, Sr., with an unidentified man smoking a cigar, circa 1953. William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey was an American professional boxer and cultural icon of the...