A photograph of First Baptist Church Capitol Hill. Originally called First Colored Baptist Church, this African American church was founded by Reverend Nelson Merry in 1865. The church sprang from the First Colored Baptist Mission, a group of...
A newly constructed Nashville Municipal Airport, located at Berry Field, was formally opened November 1, 1961. Described as ultramodern, the terminal cost $4,500,000 and had three main sections to handle inbound and outbound passenger flow...
A photograph of Nashvillians campaigning for Beverly Briley, circa 1962. Briley was elected as the first mayor of Metro in November 1962 and served in that capacity until 1975. b & w; 35 mm.
A photograph of Nashville man campaigning for Beverly Briley, circa 1962. Briley was elected as the first mayor of Metro in November 1962 and served in that capacity until 1975. b & w; 35 mm.
A photograph of the Al Menah Temple Shriners waving goodbye from the back of a train leaving Union Station in Nashville, Tennessee to attend the annual Southeastern Shrine Convention in Memphis, Tennessee where they stayed at the Peabody Hotel. The...
A photograph of The Confederate Soldiers Home, on the grounds of The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The home opened on 12 May 1892 and provided shelter, comfort and medical attention to almost 700 veterans during its 41 years of...
A photograph of two soldiers of the First Tennessee Regiment, mustered into service at Nashville, Tennessee on 26 May 1898. The regiment trained at Camp Merritt, San Francisco, before being sent to the Philippine Islands. The First Tennessee was...
A photograph of a schematic representation of the Fisk University Library building designed by architect Henry C. Hibbs. The building was designed on a vertical rather than a horizontal axis, which was considered state-of-the-art at its time, and...