A postcard of Capitol Boulevard looking north towards the Tennessee State Capitol sometime between 1916 and 1930. YMCA signage is visible on the left side of the street, while Knickerbocker Theater signage is identifiable on the right side. Cars...
A postcard of Court Square in Nashville, Tennessee, looking west between 1901 and 1907. Court Square, also referred to as Court House Square or Public Square, was located right in the center of the city. The square, with the county courthouse,...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking north from Church Street in downtown Nashville. Both sides of the street are lined with businesses including Castner Knott and Blach's, both department stores. Some carriages are parked on the sides of the road,...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking south from Union Avenue in downtown Nashville. Both sides of the street are lined with businesses including Houck's, a music shop, and S. H. Kress & Co., a five and dime retail store. Horses and carriages are...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking north from Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This intersection was one of the busiest retail sections of town during the time. Automobiles line both sides of the street, while pedestrians walk the...
A postcard of Union Street looking toward Fifth Avenue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Businesses line both sides of the street. Identifiable signage includes the Linen Store, Economy Shoe Store and L.H. Brooks, a clothing company. Busy...
A photographic view looking towards Vanderbilt University through the archway of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, October 21, 1928. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, in Nashville, Tennessee, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky...
A photographic view looking northeast from Scarritt Tower, of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, October 21, 1928. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, in Nashville, Tennessee, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky in 1924 as a...
A photograph of Greater Revelations Baptist Church, formerly Church of the Living God. This church is located at 1029 Twelfth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The foundation is concrete. The exterior walls are light colored brick in the...
Commerce Street, shown here ca. 1970 and looking toward Second Avenue North, highlights the bend at Printer's Alley between Third and Fourth Avenues North. The opening of a newly widened and reconstructed Commerce Street took place in December of...
Looking north toward the City Market House, buildings and businesses located along the east side of the Public Square are shown in this ca. 1960 view. 35 mm
Looking north toward downtown, the Life & Casualty Building, shown under construction, can be seen in this view of Fourth Avenue South and Lafayette Street. 35 mm
A postcard of Church Street at the corner of Seventh Avenue looking east in downtown Nashville around 1918. This corner was one of the busiest corners in the retail section of Nashville during the time, with close proximity to all the theatres and...
A postcard of Public Square in Nashville, Tennessee, looking west circa 1908. Public Square, also referred to as Court House Square or Court Square, was located right in the center of the city. The square, with the county courthouse, city hall and...
A postcard of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, looking down river. The Nashville Bridge Company's office is visible on the right bank of the Cumberland River and railroad tracks are seen in the foreground. A...
A postcard of the Nashville city skyline at night circa 1930. The scene is possibly a view from the Woodland Street Bridge or Jefferson Street Bridge looking toward the Shelby Street Bridge. The state capitol is discernable in the distance. The...
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 posed photograph of five young girls and one boy looking into a window from the outside at night. This image was used as a promotion for the upcoming Fannie Battle Day Home annual caroling event to raise money for the home. This photograph...
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...