A photograph of fire fighters standing by the ruins of the O’Leary home in the Fieldstone Farms neighborhood of Franklin after the May 2010 flood. The electrical fire was caused by the flood and completely destroyed the home.
Forms part of the...
An invitation from Governor Prentice Cooper, Judge Litton Hickman, and Mayor Thomas L. Cummings, to the formal dedication of the Nashville division of Vultee Aircraft Inc., to take place on May 4th, 1941. The Vultee logo accompanies the state flag...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with retired Nashville Fire Department chief Henry D. Demonbreun, conducted on 5 March 1980 by Diane Cooper as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Demonbreun...
The City of Nashville Fire Department video, entitled "Think, A False Alarm May Cost a Life", was produced circa 1955. The Fire Department created this video to educate the public about what occurs when a fire alarm is pulled. The film begins...
A photograph of firemen fighting the flames at the O’Leary home in the Fieldstone Farms neighborhood of Franklin during the May 2010 flood. The electrical fire was caused by the flood and completely destroyed the home.
Forms part of the...
A photograph of a fireman facing the fire at the O’Leary home in the Fieldstone Farms neighborhood of Franklin during the May 2010 flood. The electrical fire was caused by the flood and completely destroyed the home.
Forms part of the Nashville...
A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about “three city firemen who were overcome while fighting a $75,000 blaze which damaged Everett Beasley Dry Goods Company at 304-306 Broad Street Monday afternoon. The fire started...
A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the feeding of two hundred children daily by the Nashville firemen. Forms part of the Nashville Times newspaper collection. 1 digital photo.
A photograph of the men of Engine Company 11 (located at 1204 Jefferson Street) standing in front of their fire hall honoring their leader, Captain Robert Campbell (holding award), who was retiring after being on the company roster 31 years as...
A photograph of women building planes at Vultee Aircraft, 1941-1945. The plant built P-38 Lightning fighters and the Vultee Vengeance dive bombers during World War II. The Vultee plant opened on 04 May 1941 and over the years has produced more...