Nashville Public Library Digital Collections

- Photograph of town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 20, 1961
- A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at Glenview Elementary School on July 20, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this campaign to annex large...
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- Photograph of town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 17, 1961
- A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at David Lipscomb College in the McQuiddy Gymnasium on July 17, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this...
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- image/jpeg (1.90 MB)
- Photograph taken at town hall meeting about City of Nashville's annexation campaign, July 31, 1961
- A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at Whitsett Elementary School on July 31, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this campaign to annex large...
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- image/jpeg (1.76 MB)
- Photograph of Nashville Mayor Ben West speaking to Nashville Transit Authority workers, March 20, 1961
- A photograph of Mayor Ben West speaking to workers of the Nashville Transit Authority about the City's annexation campaign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was taken,...
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- image/jpeg (1.60 MB)
- Photograph of City of Nashville officials with city limit sign, March 21, 1961
- A photograph of Councilman Charles R. Bramwell with unidentified city official and city worker beneath Nashville City limit sign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was...
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- image/jpeg (1.45 MB)
- Major John J. McCann, between 1888 and 1907
- A portrait photograph of Major John J. McCann, a Confederate Army veteran of the American Civil War, who became a prominent merchant miller based in Nashville, Tennessee during the post-war era. McCann, a Democrat, was born in Davidson County,...
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- Excerpt from Rob McDonald Oral History Interview, 2011 August 26
- Excerpt from an oral history interview with Rob McDonald, conducted on August 26, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Rob McDonald discusses water rescues in Bellevue, Councilman Bo Mitchell, evacuations, and...
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- audio/mp3 (7.01MB; 03min., 49sec.)