A postcard of Castle Hall, the meeting place for the Joel A. Battle Lodge. Col. Joel A. Battle was a Knight of Pythias, and to show the high esteem in which his brethren of this order held him, several years following his death in 1872, a lodge...
Col. Joel A. Battle in his later years, with a long grey beard and mustache, wearing a dark suit. The frame does not appear to be original and had work done to it in 2003. Joel A. Battle was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, 19 September...
A magazine advertisement for Maxwell House Coffee that appeared in the October 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping. The advertisement tells the story of Joel Cheek's quest to create the perfect blend of coffee. The Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville,...
A photograph of the demolition of the Maxwell House Hotel in 1962, after it was gutted by fire. The five story hotel was begun by John Overton in 1859, but the Civil War delayed its completion. It was used for barracks for both Union soldiers and...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding area, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original...
Mary Frances "Fannie" Battle in her later years, with grey hair, light blue or grey eyes, and wearing glasses and a white shirt. Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle (1842-1924) was a Nashville humanitarian and social worker who was known during her...
Mrs. Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle in middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair, light blue eyes, and wearing a dark dress. At her neck she is wearing a miniature of her husband, Col. Joel A. Battle, who served as a colonel in the Twentieth Tennessee...
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3; 15; 32.0x32.0; 11; III; 12/12/1855; Bateman, Mary 1782-1853; Cain, Ira 1873-1909; Kendrick, James 1824-1886; Kendrick, Sallie Fluker 1835-1885; Kendrick, infant Fluker; Kendrick, Sarah H -1855; Smith, Charlotte O. 1808-1877; Smith, Joel M....
15; a; 18; 10.0x36.0; 126; III; 04/09/1859; Hare, Thelma 1893-1986; Hare, Billie 1924-1933; Hare, Charles A. 1888-1900; Hare, Joel Walker 1846-1904; Hare, Mary J. Depp 1823-1859; Hare, Samuel E. 1859 (infant of); Hare, Samuel E. 1860 (infant of);...
A photograph of the Maxwell House Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This five-story hotel was begun by John Overton in 1859, but the Civil War delayed its completion. It was used for barracks for both Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners...