A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
A Nashville Banner news clipping article by staff writer Doug Looney covering an address presented at Fisk University by civil rights activist George Ware, of Atlanta, who spoke to students in anthropology professor P.C. Onwuachi's class on April...
An original political cartoon created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. In the foreground, Chief Justice Earl Warren and another judge look at a "No Prayer Decree" and look out the...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon is a caricature of the Democratic presidential balloting and supporters in the national election...
A photograph of A. Z. Kelley and some of the legal team from Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville in September 1955. Following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the Supreme Court issued Brown II, ordering that schools to desegregate...
28; Southeast; 42; 8.0x36.0; * Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by J. Alley.; Alley 1856 (infant of); Alley F. 1813-1845; H.C.P. (Patton, Mrs. H.C. 1833-1874); J.M.P. (James Patton 1821-1900)
28; Southeast; 42; 8.0x36.0; * Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by J. Alley.; Alley 1856 (infant of); Alley F. 1813-1845; H.C.P. (Patton, Mrs. H.C. 1833-1874); J.M.P. (James Patton 1821-1900)
An 1897 photograph of the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson Statue located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. A group of ladies in 19th century attire are pictured in front of the statue and several large...
A postcard of the Andrew Jackson Hotel. This hotel opened in August of 1925 on the east side of Memorial Plaza on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Deaderick Street. The massive brick structure boasted 400 guest rooms. During the years it was in...
A circa 1919 photograph of the Andrew Jackson monument, an equestrian statue depicting Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. It is one of the three identical statues sculpted by the American sculptor Clark Mills. This stature is located on...
A postcard of President Andrew Jackson's Tomb. The verso reads: "President Andrew Jackson's Tomb at the Hermitage, situated 12 miles from Nashville, has been called the Mt. Vernon of the South. Through the Ladies' Hermitage Association the handsome...
28; Northeast; 18; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by C.H. Arthur.; Martin, Irene 1876-1892; Martin, J.B. 1842-1881; Smith, J.H. 1778-1834; N.F.; David (infant)
28; Northeast; 18; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by C.H. Arthur.; Martin, Irene 1876-1892; Martin, J.B. 1842-1881; Smith, J.H. 1778-1834; N.F.; David (infant)
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 in each direction from the state Capitol...
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....