A 1938 aerial view of Nashville’s McConnell Field in Nashville, Tennessee. This field began operation circa 1927 and was named McConnell Field in honor of Lieutenant Brower McConnell who had died that year in an air crash while at Langley Field,...
A 1938 aerial view of Nashville’s McConnell Field in Nashville, Tennessee. This field began operation circa 1927 and was named McConnell Field in honor of Lieutenant Brower McConnell who had died that year in an air crash while at Langley Field,...
A 1941 scene of the razing of the Henry Drive home in Nashville, Tennessee, at 1206 McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville. The original structure was built in 1835. Henry Driver was the brother to Capt. William Driver and the grandfather of Mrs. E....
A 1956 shopping and visitors map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The streets are labeled with address numbers and building names. A straight listing of prominent buildings and stores by category is also included on the lower portion of the...
A 1957 view of the riverboat vessels/barges on the Nashville waterfront along the Cumberland River, near the Nashville Bridge Company. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 2 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
A brochure commemorating the beginning of the second decade of the Nashville Community Playhouse. It contains a brief history of theatre in Nashville, starting with mentions of the Stagecrafters group and the Little Theatre of Nashville, moving...
A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...
A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...
A calendar from 1964 advertising Otey's Center, which included a supermarket, launderette, shoe shop, and a realty company. Flem B. Otey headed the Otey Enterprises firm which was comprised of the various operations highlighted on the calendar. ...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “Here’s what downtown Nashvillians saw marching down Church Street just before noon today--Manager Gilbert and his victorious Vols returning from a three-game triumph over the Atlanta...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “Roger Phillips, WSIX announcer of the Nashville Vols games in the Southern League, is shown in an interview with Connie Mack, veteran manager of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “The Rhythm Band of the Rice Kindergarten and Primary School gave a program recently at the Hobson Methodist Church for the William B. Bate Chapter, U. D. C. and for the beginners’...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “these Nashville youngsters are air-minded, and the March wind can’t get too strong for them. In the picture, made in Elmington Park yesterday afternoon are Carolyn Mae Norman, daughter...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “three pickets kept vigil before the Andrew Jackson hotel today after 185 employees walked out on strike.” The Andrew Jackson hotel opened in August of 1924 on the east side of Memorial...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a banquet related to Spanish-American War veterans. The caption reads: “As a preliminary event for today’s reunion of Spanish-American War veterans, the above group of Spanish Daughters...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a basketball game in the tournament. The caption reads: “Leland Blackwood, West forward, shoots at the basket but misses. Felix [Ray?] not shown in the picture, got the rebound. On the...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a boat built by the police maintenance department. The caption reads: “Because of recent difficulties in recovering bodies drowned in streams in the vicinity of Nashville, Chief of Police...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a buffalo fish that two men caught. The caption reads: “Believe it or not it really was THAT LONG. Seen above are Charles Edward Patton … and John W. Patton … with the 25-pound buffalo...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a Greek fraternity. The caption reads: “Kappa Phi preparatory school fraternity recently initiated a new class of freshmen, pictured at a meeting as follows: Willis Steiner, Saunders...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a musical program: “McKendree Methodist Church will be the scene Sunday evening at 7 o’clock of a musical program presented by the church choir. Besides Easter hymns, the choir composed...