A postcard aerial view of downtown Nashville, circa 1940. Leading up to the 1940s, Nashville's importance as a trading center grew steadily, and the city was known to the business world as "The Commercial Capital of the Central South." The...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. The first page of a two-page index to a plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, originally published in 1908 by G.M. Hopkins Company. This index lists the names of all streets appearing on the map with their corresponding...
(Transferred to Duckworth from Page, Jefferson--the lot in the Platt book is only 10x30.; 15; b; 14; 10.0x30.0; 212; III; 07/02/1863; Duckworth, Amanda A. -1860; Fletcher, Amanda M. 1828-1880; Fletcher, Mrs. Harriet -1864; Fletcher, Robert H....
An excerpt from a public meeting with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley conducted on April 5, 1968. Meeting held to discuss Vanderbilt student protest that took place on April 4. The main issue discussed was the calling of the National...
The Farmers’ Market board, photographed with Mayor Briley on July 26th, 1964. Pictured from left to right are: E. L. Strasser, Sr., Sam Davis Bell, Sr., Mayor Briley, Joe W. Bush, and James Hester. Since its inception on the town square in the...
27; West; 31; 10.0x40.0; 32; 33; 10.0x40.0; 114; II; 07/25/1850; Ford, Ann Smith Jefferson -1877; Ford, Dr. J.P. 1810-1865; Jones, Lillie Harrison 1861-62; Mead, Martha 1789-1850; Tully, Albert J. 1826-1866; Tully, Milton 1824-1845; Weaver, Ann...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the frozen ice covering the river. The caption reads: “Hundreds of Nashvillians walked across the frozen surface of Cumberland River here Saturday, as shown in this view at the foot of...
(Part sold - 6' - from Horn, Lewis--deed 340-Volume 1-May 12, 1847); 18; 12; 16.0x30.0x; 303; I; 12/09/1844; 370; I; 05/12/1847; Card file says he [William Hewlett] was born in 1802?; Gillman, Henry C. 1821-1856; Gillman, Mary Susannah 1822-1855;...
28; A West Side; 10.0x40.0; 255; I; 03/22/1844; Abston, Margaret A. -1874; Dougle, Amelia A.; Harman, Charles C.; Harman, Elizabeth 1801-1849; Harman, George E. 1874-1875; Harman, Sarah 1830-1852; Harman (infant); Smith, Sallie; G.W.H (infant);...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the ice covering the river: “Ice floes rapidly filling the surface of the Cumberland River are shown here as they appeared today looking north from the Jefferson Street Bridge. In the...
A color postcard of the Jefferson Street Bridge on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee, showing its metal truss design. No longer extant, the bridge was demolished in 1990 to make way for a new Jefferson Street Bridge that could handle...
A photograph of Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church located at 2708 Jefferson Street in Nashville, Tennessee. Historically called Jefferson Street Baptist, this church's congregation was founded in 1887 when a coffin maker started a Sunday...
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...
Mayor Ben West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, September, 1954. Since its inception on the town square in the early 1800’s, the Farmers’ Market has been a vital part of Nashville life. There have been several venues, for example in the...
A photograph of Mt. Zion Baptist Church located at 1112 Jefferson Street in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the survey this church's congregation was founded in 1866, while the building was constructed in 1905. The foundation is made of rough...
Mayor Ben West and Charlie Nickens are shown in front of the Charlie Nickens restaurant on Jefferson Street at 3rd Avenue North. A longtime Nashville landmark, the restaurant was known for barbeque and drive in service. 3 x 4 in.
A postcard of the Nashville city skyline taken from the Jefferson Street Bridge looking south, down the Cumberland River. The Railroad Bridge is visible, as is the Victory Memorial Bridge, just behind it. Other discernable landmarks include the...
A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville as seen from the Shelby Street Bridge. Several boats are docked at the river bank. A number of businesses line First Avenue. Both the Woodland Street Bridge and the Jefferson Street...