Excerpts from an interview with civil rights activists Bernard LaFayette, Jr., James Bevel and Ernest Rip Patton conducted on 17 January 2003 by Kathryn G. Bennett. In the excerpts Rev. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. discusses his decision as a young man...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashvillian Mary Manier Cooper, conducted on 10 November 1980 by Fred Cooper as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Cooper discusses riding the streetcars;...
A photograph of Vasso and Hermes Pan, sister and brother who were visiting Nashville. An article titled "Noted Hollywood Dance Director Visits Nashville," ran in the 10 February 1939 edition of the Nashville Banner newspaper. "Hermes Pan, native...
A photograph of the Stagecrafters theater group. Formed in 1906, the Stagecrafters were the earliest of Nashville's local theater groups. Their membership was limited to 50 drama devotees. The purpose was to "develop talent among amateurs and to...
(Black); 28; 10.0x10.0; 276; III; 03/10/1865; Can't find the lot = somewhere 110' south of Oak commencing at Fred Kramer's southwest corner and running south.
(Transferred from Kramer, Fred); 28; Northwest; 10.0x10.0; 274; III; 02/15/1879; Can't find the lot--somewhere 100' south of Oak Avenue-- near Tyre's East side of his lot--in the northewest corner of the cemetery.
28; Northwest-1; 9; 20.0x32.0; 238; I; 11/00/1843; Bess, William H 1858-1937; Cantrell, James O.; Horn, Clarissa Hartley 1771-1859; Horn, Fred 1771-1849; Horn, Nancy F. 1799-1869; Horn, Jane B. 1832-1854; Horn, Wilson Hartley 1799-1870; J.H.H.;...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about the Fannie Battle Social Workers. The caption reads: “The Fannie Battle Social Workers are seen at a recent meeting at Centennial Club, where they planned the program of their...
A published photo of Fred B. Cassetty, from the Nashville Times (1940). Cassetty (1882-1940), a leader in the coal business, is buried in Nashville’s Mount Olivet Cemetery. The 1941 City Directory cites the Fred B. Cassetty Coal Company “coal...
Pictured: “Antioch Elementary School offers big competition: students at the Antioch Elementary School aim to ‘give the other schools a run for their scrap.’ Pictured above is one day’s collection, evidence of Antioch’s intensive drive. ...
Pictured: “Rosemont ‘Scrappers’ compete for Banner prize: one of the first entries in the Banner scrap contest, the pupils at Rosemont School are today hard at work to win their share of the $2,000 War Bond prizes. Seen surrounding their...
A photograph of the B & W Cafeteria on Sixth Avenue North, Nashville Tennessee. The cafeteria was started by Fred R. Webber, Sr. around 1930. Sixth Avenue was a business hub in the late 1930s and 1940s. Thousands of workers came to the cafeteria...
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...