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- Building the City Reservoir in Nashville, Tennessee, 1887
- A photograph of the Nashville City Reservoir, in Nashville, Tennessee, as it was being constructed in 1877. An accompanying article describes the completed structure, as quoted: "The City Reservoir, which was built in 1887, cost the city of...
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- Fire Department Video: "Think, A False Alarm May Cost a Life"
- The City of Nashville Fire Department video, entitled "Think, A False Alarm May Cost a Life", was produced circa 1955. The Fire Department created this video to educate the public about what occurs when a fire alarm is pulled. The film begins...
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- It's Good Business to Locate your Plant in Nashville, 1950
- A twenty-two page pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of enticing business owners to locate their businesses in Nashville. Content includes statistics on population, economy, business, transportation, taxes, cost...
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- Old Hamilton Methodist Church, circa 2001
- A photograph of the land where the Old Hamilton Methodist Church used to stand near Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. In its place is a historic marker which reads: "Old Hamilton Methodist Church - 1834-1987 - Established in 1834 and...
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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1865 January 15
- 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...
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- Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942
- A postcard of Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, circa 1942. The caption on the verso reads: "Berry Field, Nashville's Municipal Airport, was named Berry Field in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, State W. P. A. Administrator. The total...
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- Scouts build their own cabin, from the Nashville Times, 1940
- A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Boy Scout Troop 58. They “built this cabin on Westlawn Drive, with the Scoutmaster, the committee and the Scouts doing all the work. It cost less than $200. Dan Kestner is the...
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- Police build boat as drownings increase, from the Nashville Times, 1940
- A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a boat built by the police maintenance department. The caption reads: “Because of recent difficulties in recovering bodies drowned in streams in the vicinity of Nashville, Chief of Police...
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- Davidson County Public Building and Court House, Nashville, Tenn., between 1937 and 1956
- Front of a color postcard depicting the eight-story high Davidson County Public Building and Court House, completed in 1937 at a cost of $2,000,000. Located on the site of the Old County Court House, it housed the county administrative offices and...
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- State capitol - Nashville - Tenn., circa 1930
- A color postcard of the Tennessee State Capitol Building. The Capitol was erected between 1845 and 1853 and cost $2,500,000 to build. The architectural idea is that of a Greek Ionic Temple. The building sits 175 feet above the Cumberland River...
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- Castle Hall, Joel A. Battle Lodge, K.P. Nashville, Tenn., circa 1908
- A postcard of Castle Hall, the meeting place for the Joel A. Battle Lodge. Col. Joel A. Battle was a Knight of Pythias, and to show the high esteem in which his brethren of this order held him, several years following his death in 1872, a lodge...
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- Court house, Nashville, Tenn., 1905
- 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...
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- Arlington United Methodist Church, 2000 October
- A photograph of Arlington United Methodist Church located at 1360 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The church was started as a Sunday school for neighborhood children in 1873. Later that year children and adults began meeting for...
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- Tennessee Supreme Court, Nashville, circa 1940
- A postcard of the Tennessee Supreme Court Building located at 401 Seventh Avenue North, adjacent to the Capitol and War Memorial Building. This structure exemplifies a Greek Doric design that was very modern for its time. Built of Tennessee...
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- Tennessee Supreme Court, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1940
- A postcard of the Tennessee Supreme Court Building located at 401 Seventh Avenue North, adjacent to the Capitol and War Memorial Building. This structure exemplifies a Greek Doric design that was very modern for its time. Built of Tennessee...
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- Marshall and Bruce Co., 1907
- An inside cover image from a booklet advertising the services of the Marshall & Bruce printing company. The image shows the various storefronts that the company occupied over the early years between 1865 and 1906. In 1905 Marshall and Bruce...
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- Oral history interview with Ursula Greene, 1976 August 12, excerpt 04
- 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 going to the Centennial, including the cost of admission...
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- Slide Collection - Nativity Display at Centennial Park
- 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...
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- Slide Collection - Nashville Municipal Airport, 1961
- A newly constructed Nashville Municipal Airport, located at Berry Field, was formally opened November 1, 1961. Described as ultramodern, the terminal cost $4,500,000 and had three main sections to handle inbound and outbound passenger flow...
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