This photograph by Nashville Banner photographer Bill Goodman is hand-titled "Fire engine riders" and depicts a scene in front of the Fannie Battle Day Home located at 911 Shelby Avenue in East Nashville. The horse-drawn fire wagon has a driver and...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Fannie Battle Social Workers. The caption reads: “The Fannie Battle Social Workers are seen at a recent meeting at Centennial Club, where they planned the program of their...
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 photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Commerce Street in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to its razing in 1972. The Girls Home was established in 1927, by the Central Church of Christ,...
A photograph of the old Elks Lodge no. 72, located at 310 6th Avenue North, bordered by Deaderick Street, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The lodge was home to the Elks, beginning in 1904, serving numerous community functions and charity projects...
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...
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...
A photograph depicting Dr. Prentice A. Pugh, rector of the Church of the Advent, Episcopal, saying the blessing at the annual Christmas dinner for the children of Fannie Battle Day Home and their mothers. This photograph shows several of the...
A photograph of Miss Frances Fossick, Miss Polly Mudge and Mrs. Eleanor Dubuisson Fossick performing "The Littlest Angel" at the Fannie Battle Social Workers' Christmas Tea hosted at the home of Mrs. Tony Sudekum. This photograph illustrated the...
A photograph of the American Legion Post 5 clubhouse in Nashville, Tennessee, 1960. This building was located at 120 9th Avenue S. (previously Vauxhall Street.) The post also made use of the house at 118 9th Avenue S, so the official address is...
A photograph of the artwork design of the columns of the American Legion Post 5 clubhouse in Nashville, Tennessee. This building was located at 120 9th Avenue S. (previously Vauxhall Street.) The post also made use of the house at 118 9th Avenue S,...
A photograph of the window and wrought-iron sill of the American Legion Post 5 clubhouse in Nashville, Tennessee. This building was located at 120 9th Avenue S. (previously Vauxhall Street.) The post also made use of the house at 118 9th Avenue S,...
An original will of Mrs. Victoria A. Baldwin, dated May 19th, 1919. Illustrates the first page of the document. Baldwin’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on July 23rd, 1919. Among the named beneficiaries in...