A photograph showing two of the Nashville Public Library bookmobiles and drivers in Nashville's Centennial Park, circa 1955. The Parthenon, originally built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, is pictured in the background. The bookmobile...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Corinne Frazier Calhoun Bailey, conducted on 14 February 1982 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Bailey, who was the daughter of Tyler Calhoun, a Nashville...
A photograph of a large crowd of people viewing Harveys Department Store's nativity scene in Centennial Park. This article appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper with similar photographs on December 3, 1956: "Nashvillians by the thousands took...
A postcard showing drawings of the Parthenon and the First American National Bank Building. The Parthenon, located in Centennial Park, is a reproduction of the Greek Athenian Temple. This full scale replica was originally constructed out of wood,...
Aerial view of Nashville's Centennial Park which was the site of and named in celebration of the city's 100th anniversary. Pictured are the Parthenon and Lake Wautauga. 35 mm
Opened on Thanksgiving Eve of 1953 and displayed yearly during the Christmas season, the nativity scene at Centennial Park was a gift to the city of Nashville given by Fred Harvey. It was created by sculptor Guido Rabacini and executed by the...
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...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville engineer Wilbur Foster Creighton, Jr., conducted on 13 December 1980 by Susan Cox as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Creighton discusses the...
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...
A postcard depicting several Nashville landmarks, including the State Penitentiary, the Confederate Monument in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the Parthenon in Centennial Park, two images of the United States Post Office and Custom House, Union Station,...
A photograph of the Greek Republic flag presented to the American Legion and State of Tennessee, Sunday, September 6, 1931 at the Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. The flag was presented to the state of Tennessee on the steps of...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
A postcard of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, located off of Centennial Boulevard in West Nashville. Built in 1897, this structure takes on the appearance of a Gothic castle. At the time of its construction, this building was considered one of...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville and Florida businessman and real estate broker Adam G. Adams, III, conducted on 4 October 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Adams...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville and Florida businessman and real estate broker Adam G. Adams, III, conducted on 4 October 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Adams...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville and Florida businessman and real estate broker Adam G. Adams, III, conducted on 4 October 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Adams...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Ursula Greene, conducted on 12 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Greene discusses what young people did for fun when she was growing up in...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Ursula Greene, conducted on 12 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Greene discusses women's fashion during the 1890s and explains that they...