An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville minister Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., conducted on 20 November 1980 by Helen Drowota as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Drowota, a native of England and the...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the death of two men who fell from scaffolding. The caption reads: “Two men traveled the course of this white line to their death when scaffolding gave way as they chinked cracks in the...
A pamphlet advertising life insurance for soldiers during World War II. The cover graphic portrays a fatherless family standing with Uncle Sam juxtaposed against a mass gathering of soldiers in the background. The inside pages use persuasive...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries at the train station, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns...
Pictured: Dignitaries arriving with President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill,...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician,...
Pictured: Dignitaries in formal attire and top hats, arriving in Nashville for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936), a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arriving via train for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...
Pictured: Mount Olivet Cemetery burial service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) in Nashville, Tennessee. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is pictured in the center next to the vehicle. Bryns was...
Pictured: The flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others attended his funeral. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician,...
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
Pictured: Political dignitaries and other attendees, at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...