The historic Belle Meade Plantation was founded by John Harding, of Goochland County, Virginia in 1807. Harding purchased 250 acres of farm land near Richland Creek and the Natchez Trace. He was very interested in horses and soon boarded horses...
Tarbox School opened in 1880 on 17th Avenue between Hayes Street and West End Avenue. It was named for L.G. Tarbox who served as principal of Hume school. In 1886, a new three story, brick building with a six story bell tower was constructed and...
Pictured: “Scrap piles grow at local schools: with competition running high in the Banner scrap contest, scrap metal collections in all parts of Davidson County were advancing by leaps and bounds. A huge salvage pile (top) is obvious evidence of...
Pictured: “Scrap is chief study at Ransom School: the pupils at Ransom School are some of the county’s most diligent scrappers, with all spare time devoted to the canvassing of neighborhood homes and farms. Some of the school’s chief...
Pictured: “Plan scrap movie: the suburban theaters operated by the Crescent Amusement Company will cooperate in the Banner scrap drive when a special program for young and old will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock with 10 pounds of scrap...
Pictured: “Part of Giles million pound scrap collection: around the borders of the Giles County courtyard at Pulaski, piled up for all to see, is a portion of the county’s 1,153,020-pound salvage collection assembled since the opening of the...
Pictured: “Jackson County brings in the scrap: this is an inspiring picture of what a patriotic county, in addition to sending its sons into battle, can do toward winning the war. This scene is in Gainesboro, Jackson County. Piled high against...
Pictured: “Caldwell youngsters observe ‘scrap day in schools:’ equipped with a huckster wagon (right) belonging to one of the pupils, the students of Caldwell School today turned out one and all to get in the scrap of the neighborhood. ...
Pertains to a nuncupative will (verbal) of Robert Armstrong, dated July 4th, 1858. Stating his desires to “settle up all his indebtedness; and remit two hundred dollars of the balance or surplus to his brother in or near Pittsburg, the remainder...
Pamphlet written by Anna Holden in cooperation with the Nashville Congress of Racial Equality group, 1958. The pamphlet tells how a CORE group helped parents and children, despite the violence of segregationist mobs, to desegregate public schools...
Nashville Mayor Briley is pictured with a mother and daughter, as they are presented with the Poppy Day Proclamation, on May 27th, 1965. The bright red Poppy flower is a symbol of the sacrifice of lives in war and represents the hope that none had...
Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley presenting the Armed Forces Day Proclamation to the military officials on May 11th, 1965. The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated nationally on May 20, 1950 and the tradition continues on the third Saturday of May...
Joseph Thorp Elliston in his 60s, with grey hair and glasses. He is seated in a chair and is holding a walking stick or cane. Born in Virginia in 1779, Joseph Thorp Elliston was Nashville's first silversmith, jeweler, and watch and clock maker. ...
In this ca. 1955 shot, Chandler's Shoes occupied the northwest corner of the Bennie Dillon Building located on Church Street. Pedestrians fill the intersection as traffic signals bring all vehicles to a four-way stop. 35 mm
Greeting card from Susie Agee, Edward O'Connor's sister, sent to him sometime during World War II. She writes a personal note to "Bud" on the back of the card, telling Edward that her husband, Malcolm, "really did enjoy reading about all those...
During the years of World War II it was considered your patriotic duty to sacrifice and make do with what you had. There was rationing in food, gas and even fabrics for clothing. One of the ways women could help with the war effort was to be frugal...
Charles M. Morris appeared before the Circuit Court Clerk to declare his intention to become a citizen of the Confederate States of America and to renounce forever all allegiance to Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America.
An original will of W. F. Askew, dated May 18th, 1921. Illustrates the first page of the document. The will cites Askew was “a member of the Masonic Home … all of the above said property to be turned over to the Board of Control to be used by...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. A cheerful President Roosevelt is depicted walking back from a "Pearl Harbor Visit" shouldering a gun...