A photograph of Avon N. Williams, Jr., being congratulated by his wife, Marie Bontemps, and supporters after his successful bid to become the first African American senator in Tennessee since Reconstruction. He ran for state senator from the 19th...
A portrait photograph of Major John J. McCann, a Confederate Army veteran of the American Civil War, who became a prominent merchant miller based in Nashville, Tennessee during the post-war era. McCann, a Democrat, was born in Davidson County,...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries at the train station, in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns...
Pictured: Dignitaries arriving with President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill,...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: The Pallbearers with the casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a strong early...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: A big crowd welcoming the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician,...
Pictured: Dignitaries in formal attire and top hats, arriving in Nashville for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936), a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County. He displayed a...
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arriving via train for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...
Pictured: Mount Olivet Cemetery burial service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) in Nashville, Tennessee. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is pictured in the center next to the vehicle. Bryns was...
Pictured: The flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others attended his funeral. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S....
Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician,...
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
Pictured: Tennessee National Guard members at the War Memorial Plaza, participating in the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others...
Pictured: Political dignitaries and other attendees, at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee, for the funeral service of Congressman Joseph Wellington. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...