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- Ramblin' Thomas
- Willard Thomas was born in Logansport, Louisiana, one of nine children.[5] His father played the fiddle, and three brothers Joe L., Jesse, and Willard learnt to play the guitar, with Willard particularly practising slide guitar techniques.[1]...
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- Excerpt 21 from oral history interview with Kenneth L. Roberts, 2006 July 27
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Kenneth L. Roberts, conducted on 27 July 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...
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- Oral history interview with James Carlew, 2004 March 25, excerpt 01
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville, Tenn., veteran James Carlew, conducted on 25 March 2004 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Carlew, who served in the Navy during World...
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- Congregation Sherith Israel
- The Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, acquired property in 1948 on West End Avenue. The congregation moved from its Fifth Avenue building to the new location in April of 1948. Zalman Posner, longtime rabbi to the...
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- Portrait of Joel Allen Battle, ca. 186-?
- Col. Joel A. Battle in his later years, with a long grey beard and mustache, wearing a dark suit. The frame does not appear to be original and had work done to it in 2003. Joel A. Battle was born in Davidson County, Tennessee, 19 September...
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- Portrait of Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle, ca. 192-?
- Mary Frances "Fannie" Battle in her later years, with grey hair, light blue or grey eyes, and wearing glasses and a white shirt. Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle (1842-1924) was a Nashville humanitarian and social worker who was known during her...
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- Portrait of Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle, ca. 186-?
- Mrs. Adeline Sanders Mosely Battle in middle age, with salt-and-pepper hair, light blue eyes, and wearing a dark dress. At her neck she is wearing a miniature of her husband, Col. Joel A. Battle, who served as a colonel in the Twentieth Tennessee...
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- Christmas dinner at Fannie Battle Day Home attended by some civic-minded student representatives of Central High School, circa 1950 December 18
- A photograph showing some of the high school attendees at the 1950 Christmas dinner held at the Fannie Battle Day Home. The dinner was "given in honor of the tiny tots at the Fannie Battle Day Home by members of the Fannie Battle Social Workers...
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- Letter from William Williamson to his brother, P.J. Williamson, during the Civil War, 1863 September 14
- A letter from Dutch immigrant, William Williamson, to his brother, Peter J. Williamson, during the Civil War. In 1862 Peter J. Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st...
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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 September 30
- A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
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- First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Nashville Airport (Berry Field), 1938 March 06
- A photograph of First lady Eleanor Roosevelt exiting a plane at the Nashville Airport (Berry Field), 6 March 1938, Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Banner newspaper headline ran on March 7, 1938: "First Lady Stops Here To Tell Husband 'All's Well'...
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- Jimmy Dickens performing at the Colemere Easter Egg Hunt, 1952 April 12
- The Easter Egg Hunt and music at the Colemere Country Club on April 12th, 1952 with music entertainment by James Cecil Dickens, (better known as Little Jimmy Dickens) and a band of musicians. Mayor Ben West is at the event with a large crowd of...
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- Dance recital number "Glinda's Girl Army," presented for the Drought-Relief Fund, 1931 February 07
- 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...
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- The Nashville Children's Theatre prepares for Hans Brinker production, 1937 November 28
- A photograph of Junior League volunteers and children painting a canvas to become a prop for their upcoming performance of Hans Brinker, which was presented December 15-18, 1937. Left to Right: Margaret Philips on ladder, Jane McKelvey Harwell...
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- Photograph of puppeteer Tom Tichenor with puppets Witchie and Marco Polo Bear, 1962
- A photograph of puppeteer and stage designer Tom Tichenor, of the Nashville Public Library's Children's Division, shown with his puppets Marco Polo Bear and Witchie, circa March 26, 1962. Tom Tichenor began his career as a puppeteer when he was an...
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- Photograph of Tom Tichenor and puppeteers performing a Christmas play at the Nashville Public Library, circa 1954
- A photograph of the Christmas play and Santa Claus puppets at the Children's Division of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1954. The puppeteers in the performance, pictured from left to right, are Raymond Tichenor, Gwendolyn Seay, and Tom...
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- Photograph of Tom Tichenor and marionette performers in a puppet show at the Nashville Public Library, circa 1973
- A photograph of Tom Tichenor and marionette (string) puppeteers Mark Ketterson and Emma Hayes Wade (pictured left to right), performing in the Children's Division of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1973. Tom Tichenor began his career as a...
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- Photograph of puppeteer Tom Tichenor and a Nashville Public Library's Children's Division display, 1963
- A photograph of puppeteer and stage designer Tom Tichenor at the Nashville Public Library's Children's Division storytelling display on July 22, 1963. Tichenor began his career as a puppeteer when he was an elementary school student at Tarbox...
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