An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...
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 the...
A photograph of "women of the Brentwood Methodist
Church who prepared lunch for the group, including Mrs. Milton McArthur, Mrs. McArthur, Mrs. George S. Herbert, Mrs. Ewing Bradford, Mrs. Charles Howell, Sr., who served as chairman, Mrs. Charles...
A photograph of the demolition of the Maxwell House Hotel in 1962, after it was gutted by fire. The five story hotel was begun by John Overton in 1859, but the Civil War delayed its completion. It was used for barracks for both Union soldiers and...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
This program from the 1923 Annual Banquet of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at the Centennial Club, boasts a number of distinguished guests, including architect and past president Henry C. Hibbs. Henry C. Hibbs...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville educator Mildred Owsley Buchanan., conducted on two dates in November 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Buchanan, a home economics...
A photograph of the Maxwell House Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This five-story hotel was begun by John Overton in 1859, but the Civil War delayed its completion. It was used for barracks for both Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville barbershop owner James H. Crowder, conducted on 28 August 1986 by Reavis Mitchell as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Crowder explains that mealtime was the...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville barbershop owner James H. Crowder, conducted on 28 August 1986 by Reavis Mitchell as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Crowder discusses food and having a garden...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville barbershop owner James H. Crowder, conducted on 28 August 1986 by Reavis Mitchell as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Crowder discusses family meals on Sundays...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville barbershop owner James H. Crowder, conducted on 28 August 1986 by Reavis Mitchell as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Crowder discusses the role of the kitchen...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman David Swett, Jr., conducted on 17 July 2006 by John Egerton as part of a cooperative effort between the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project...