A photograph of the David Lipscomb College Quartette, circa April, 1929. The second man pictured is Robert (Bob) Neil. The other persons in the varsity quartette are unidentified. Lipscomb University (20th century official name) was founded in...
Lipscomb Elementary opened in South Nashville in 1907. Before the school was built, the property held Fairfield Plantation. Following the plantation was a convent where it is thought the first Lipscomb classes may have been held. The school was...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the Lipscomb Cagers star basketball team. The caption reads: “These three boys from the Lipscomb Bisons were selected this week on the all-Mississippi Valley Conference team. They are, left...
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...
A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at David Lipscomb College in the McQuiddy Gymnasium on July 17, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this...
A postcard of the Cumberland River Wharf in downtown Nashville. Several boats are visible near the river bank. The thriving businesses of First and Second Avenues are also noticeable, with advertisements visible for H.G. Lipscomb & Co. and...
A skyline view of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, photographed from South Nashville looking northwest, circa August 1950. Several buildings and landmarks are visible in this photograph, such as the Tennessee State Capitol, Bennie Dillon Building...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), showing the Cumberland River along downtown Nashville. An advertisement of the H. G. Lipscomb & Company can be seen in background of the central business district. Forms part of the Nashville Times...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Margaret Thompson, conducted on 10 July 1976 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Thompson describes visiting the Vanity Fair and Streets of Cairo...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Margaret Thompson, conducted on 10 July 1976 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Thompson describes President and First Lady McKinley's visit to the...
A photograph of Otter Creek Church of Christ located at 5253 Granny White Pike in Nashville, Tennessee. The congregation was founded in 1929 with 28 people attending services in a home on Otter Creek Road. The first church, built in 1930, was...
A photograph of the old Felix Compton house, located at the northeast corner of Hillsboro Road and Harding Place in Nashville, Tennessee, 5050 Hillsboro Road (Hillsboro Pike), when it was the A.M Burton family residence, circa 1973. This...
Entertainer Pat Boone at the Florsheim shoe store being fitted for some new shoes. Boone was elected the King of the Fire Prevention Week in Nashville, Tennessee, held October 4th - 10th, 1953. Charles Eugene “Pat” Boone (born June 1, 1934)...
A photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Commerce Street in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to its razing in 1972. The Girls Home was established in 1927, by the Central Church of Christ,...