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 captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Hicks-Hill wedding. The caption reads: “Seen at the Edgefield Baptist Church following the marriage of Miss Dorothy J. Hill to John E. Hicks, are members of the bridal party, as...
A photograph of the Charter Commission at work, circa 1962. Members of the commission appointed by Nashville Mayor Ben West were Carmack Cochran, R. N. Chenault, Alexander Looby, Rebecca Thomas, and Joe Torrence. Members of the commission...
A photograph of the Charter Commission at work, circa 1962. Members of the commission appointed by Nashville Mayor Ben West were Carmack Cochran, R. N. Chenault, Alexander Looby, Rebecca Thomas, and Joe Torrence. Members of the commission...
A photograph of Charter Commission members at work, circa 1962. Pictured here, from left to right, are Alexander Looby, Cecil Branstetter, Harlan Dodson, and Edward Hicks. These four men were appointed to both the first and second Charter...
The historic Belle Meade Plantation was founded by John Harding, of Goochland County, Virginia in 1807. Harding purchased 250 acres of farm land near Richland Creek and the Natchez Trace. He was very interested in horses and soon boarded horses...