A postcard of the Duncan Hotel built in 1889 by wealthy Nashville broker William M. Duncan. This massive brick building was trimmed in stone and occupied a fourth of the block on the southeast corner of Cherry and Cedar Street (now Fourth and...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
A photograph of six young women sitting on the ground in front of Nashville's Parthenon at Centennial Park, West End Avenue at 25th Avenue North, which is an exact replica of Athen's Parthenon. This photograph appeared in the Nashville Banner...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Don Klein conducted on February 22, 2011 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Topics discussed include volunteerism of Nashville citizens, coping with disaster, flood...
Doug Berry and Burkley Allen of Sister Cities present commemorative “Spirit of Nashville” flood relief posters to Dr. Lutz Trümper, the mayor of Magdeburg, Germany, Nashville’s sister city, in October of 2010. Citizens of Magdeburg organized...
Joe E. Torrence (pictured on the right) with an unidentified man at an August 1974 United Way event. It was in 1954 when Nashville business leaders established the United Givers Fund (UGF), replacing the Community Chest, soliciting funds within...
Pictured: Nashville civic leader, businessman, and banker James Carroll “J. C.” Napier. This renown African American was one of the founders of Citizens Bank, where he served as cashier without pay until his death in 1940. This successful...
Pictured: Nashville civic leader, businessman, and banker James Carroll “J. C.” Napier. This renown African American was one of the founders of Citizens Bank, where he served as cashier without pay until his death in 1940. This successful...
Pictured: “Jackson County brings in the scrap: this is an inspiring picture of what a patriotic county, in addition to sending its sons into battle, can do toward winning the war. This scene is in Gainesboro, Jackson County. Piled high against...