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- Photograph of Nashville Iron, Steel & Charcoal Company, 1887
- A sepia-toned photograph of the Nashville Iron, Steel & Charcoal Company in 1887. Men with horses and buggies appear in the foreground, while the industrial plant soars behind them. Since this company does not appear in the Nashville city...
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- Victor Cooley and unidentified sailor, between 1943 and 1945
- A photograph of Coast Guard sailor Victor Cooley (left) and an unidentified sailor aboard the destroyer escort, USS Mosley (DE-321), one of several Navy vessels manned by Coast Guard crews during World War II. The Mosley served on patrol in the...
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- Group of five soldiers in woods during training, between 1939 and 1945
- A snapshot of a group of five soldiers posed casually in the woods outside of a large tent next to a tree serving as a signpost. Two homemade signs reading "5th Ave." and "Church Street," are nailed into the tree as if marking that intersection. ...
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- Two pilots about to leave on a mission, 1944
- A photograph of two pilots, Richard "Bulgey" Dotterer (left) and Clarence E. Louden, during World War II. This photograph was later used in a tape for national broadcast that set out to show the everyday life of men serving in the war. Dotterer...
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- Photograph of World War II airmen before Normandy invasion, 1944 June
- Photograph of a group of Joe Thompson's buddies, relaxing on base before they were sent further down the coast of England in preparation for what turned out to be the battle of Normandy. Forms part of the Veterans History Project collection. 1...
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- Photograph taken on airstrip in Belgium, 1944
- Photograph of a snow scene at a German airstrip near Gosselies, Belgium, that had been taken over by Americans during the Second World War. American GI's lived in the tent on the right with only a heater stove to keep warm. The camouflage nets...
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- Reading the Torah at Rosh Hashanah service held for American soldiers during World War II, 1943 September 30
- Photograph of soldiers in uniform, reading from the Torah at a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) service in Karachi, India during World War II. In 1943 (Hebrew year 5704), the holiday began at sundown on Wednesday, September 29 and continued through...
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- Close up of an original ionic capital column from the Tennessee State Capitol, n.d.
- An undated photograph of an ionic capital column from the restoration of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. This remnant is derived from the original columns of the Capitol Building, which was renovated during a massive...
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- Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Joseph R. O'Donnell, 2003 July 07
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Joseph R. O'Donnell, conducted on 7 July 2003 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. As a Marine photographer, O'Donnell was assigned to overseas...
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- Photograph of Marine rocket crew in action, 1951 August
- Photograph of Marine 4.5 rocket crew in action during Operation Punchbowl near the Hwachon Reservoir in North Korea during August 1951. Scene shows smoke, sparks, and flame from launched rocket, as well as seven Marines squatting and standing next...
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- Camel rides at reasonable prices, circa 1943
- Photograph of soldiers in uniform, most with their backs towards the camera, gathered around a kneeling camel. One soldier appears to be mounting or dismounting the camel, assisted by a man in a turban. Morris Levine is at far right. Morris Levine...
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- Photograph of African-American military band, circa 1943
- Photograph of unidentified African-American military band during World War II, probably taken at or near Karachi Air Base in India (now in Pakistan). Photograph probably taken by Morris Levine. Morris Levine was born on Dec. 8, 1917 in Nashville,...
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- Photograph of street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944
- Street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944. Shows battle-scarred buildings, muddy street, many communications wires, and an American jeep and an MP at an intersection. A church steeple, shrouded in mist, was occupied by a German sniper who killed an...
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