An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted May 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to 1975 and...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted on 16 April 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted in May 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to 1975...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted in May 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to 1975...
A photograph of Policeman, Sgt. Lonnie G. Martin directing traffic outside of the Davidson County Court House circa 1930. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. ...
A postcard of the Court House as it appeared in 1905. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. Construction on the building started in 1859 and finished in 1863. Situated...
A postcard of the Davidson County Court House as it appeared in 1910. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. Construction on the building started in 1859 and finished in...
A postcard of the Davidson County Court House as it appeared around 1910. The courthouse was designed in 1857 by Francis Strickland, son of William Strickland, who built the State Capitol. Construction on the building started in 1859 and finished...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted on 26 March 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to...
Cover of 22-page brochure providing statistics and information about Nashville schools, health and public services, police and fire departments, cultural and recreational activities, internal improvements and transportation, business climate, and a...
Property was acquired by the City of Nashville on the north side of the Public Square as a building site for a new City Market House in September of 1935. Plans for the new building were submitted by architect Henry C. Hibbs. Upon approval of...
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium, which opened in October of 1962, is located on James Robertson Parkway. Designed by Marr and Holman, the auditorium has three levels and seats 10,550 people. This view shows Municipal Auditorium under...
Excerpts from an interview with Nashville business and civic leader Betty Chiles Nixon conducted on 19 June 2007 by James T. Havron as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project. Nixon discusses Cross...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with retired Nashville Fire Department chief Henry D. Demonbreun, conducted on 5 March 1980 by Diane Cooper as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Demonbreun...
Gideon Hicks Baskette in late middle age, seated, with hands clasped in front of him. He is wearing a dark jacket and a white shirt. Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, in 1845, Gideon Hicks Baskette was educated in Murfreesboro schools. He...
A young Randal McGavock is standing in front of a column and red drape, right hand (complete with pinky ring) on hip and left hand holding a book. He is wearing a dark suit with a white vest. The frame is massive and elaborate. Randal William...
Francis K. W. Drury in middle age, balding, with glasses. He is wearing a blue suit. Born in New York in 1878, Francis K.W. Drury was educated at Rutgers and the University of Illinois. He held various library positions from 1899 until 1929,...
Joseph Thorp Elliston in his 60s, with grey hair and glasses. He is seated in a chair and is holding a walking stick or cane. Born in Virginia in 1779, Joseph Thorp Elliston was Nashville's first silversmith, jeweler, and watch and clock maker. ...
Mary Hannah Johnson shown standing in front of a large painting. She is wearing a floor-length burgundy dress trimmed with lace at the neckline and sleeves. She is also wearing a very large hat with burgundy feathers. Her right hand is holding...
A young Mary Hannah Johnson, shown in profile view from the right side. Her shoulders are bare and she is wearing a pearl choker. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, and an active suffragette, Mary Hannah Johnson began and developed the free...