A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
A photograph of a class in modern dance at Ward-Belmont College located at 1900 Belmont Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. Pictured are Claudia Whitson (top center), (down left to right) Jane Bagley, Yvette Franz, Obduha Rafferty, Betty Lou Gibson,...
A photograph of A. Z. Kelley and some of the legal team from Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville in September 1955. Following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the Supreme Court issued Brown II, ordering that schools to desegregate...
Al Jolson, famous singing comedian of the stage and screen, stopped in Nashville “yesterday evening en route by plane to the West Coast for a surprise visit to his son, who celebrates his sixth birthday today. He is shown at the Hermitage Hotel...
28; Northeast; 18; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by C.H. Arthur.; Martin, Irene 1876-1892; Martin, J.B. 1842-1881; Smith, J.H. 1778-1834; N.F.; David (infant)
28; Northeast; 18; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot is owned by C.H. Arthur.; Martin, Irene 1876-1892; Martin, J.B. 1842-1881; Smith, J.H. 1778-1834; N.F.; David (infant)
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 bound by...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a new sorority. The caption reads: “Several attractive members of the young school set who recently organized a new junior sorority, Kappa Alpha Phi, are, left to right: Jean Moss, Virginia...
3; 15; 32.0x32.0; 11; III; 12/12/1855; Bateman, Mary 1782-1853; Cain, Ira 1873-1909; Kendrick, James 1824-1886; Kendrick, Sallie Fluker 1835-1885; Kendrick, infant Fluker; Kendrick, Sarah H -1855; Smith, Charlotte O. 1808-1877; Smith, Joel M....
3; 15; 32.0x32.0; 11; III; 12/12/1855; Bateman, Mary 1782-1853; Cain, Ira 1873-1909; Kendrick, James 1824-1886; Kendrick, Sallie Fluker 1835-1885; Kendrick, infant Fluker; Kendrick, Sarah H -1855; Smith, Charlotte O. 1808-1877; Smith, Joel M....
19; East; 10; 10.0x30.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot belongs to Boyd. Transcriber's note: burials 4-8 aren't buried there but have stones. See card and series of documents.; Burlington, John 1804-1861;...
19; East; 10; 10.0x30.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book this lot belongs to Boyd. Transcriber's note: burials 4-8 aren't buried there but have stones. See card and series of documents.; Burlington, John 1804-1861;...
A cabinet card portrait photograph of Captain Pleas A. Smith, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on the 10th of November, 1841, and was raised on the "Ewing Farm" six miles south of Nashville. At...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a musical program: “McKendree Methodist Church will be the scene Sunday evening at 7 o’clock of a musical program presented by the church choir. Besides Easter hymns, the choir composed...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), stating that “confirmation of 14 new members of the church was a part of the Palm Sunday service at First Lutheran Church. In the class were, front row, left to right, Myrtis Caroline Jentzen,...
8; 26; 17.0x40.0; 341; III; 07/20/1854; This vault flooded in 1920--moved to Mount Olivet were: (latter four names) reburied in front of the vault (their graves are marked by a slab); Harrison, Ellen Trabue; Harrison, Horace H.; Trabue, Andrew E.;...
A photograph of a dance number entitled "Glinda's Girl Army" from "The Wonderful Land of Oz," presented by advanced students of the Dance Department, Nashville Conservatory of Music. The recital was sponsored by the Al Menah Temple for the benefit...